Sustainable Product Design for Electric Vehicles

Abstract

Product design and development for technology plays an important role in the economic growth of the country. Sustainable products are the products that are compatible with the environment and nature throughout their entire life cycle. Traditionally, during product design, the manufacturing industry mainly focuses on the overall reduction of cost, but due to government pressure and by considering environmental problems and awareness of sustainability, manufacturers are now also considering the environmental and sustainability criteria in their decision-making process of product development. Automotive manufacturing industries need to adopt sustainability principles to survive in a globally competitive environment. Sustainable product designSustainable Product Design tools are needed to enhance the environmental, social, and economic performance of products. Researchers and practitioners have done a lot of research on product design and development, by considering the sustainability and environmental aspects need to be explored to achieve the triple bottom line of sustainability. In this context, the aim of this chapter is to categorize into three main areas of sustainability: environmental, social, and economic, and analyze with different tools for the product design of the electric vehicleElectric Vehicle. This chapter will provide a roadmap for the sustainable product design of electrical vehicles and discuss the issues, challenges, and future research direction.