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Review of Policies for Promotion of Electric Vehicles. (2019)
Journal Article
Obrecht, M., Fale, M., Muneer, T., & Knez, M. (2019). Review of Policies for Promotion of Electric Vehicles. Production Engineering Archives, 21, 28-31. https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2018.21.06

This paper presents the review of policies and their possible effects for promoting the use of electric vehicles. Suggestions on faster implementation of electric vehicles can also be identified within best practices from abroad. Various countries ha... Read More about Review of Policies for Promotion of Electric Vehicles..

Electric Vehicle Ventilation Using Directly Photovoltaic Powered Fans (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Muneer, T., Kolhe, M. L., Adhikari, S. K., & Smith, I. (2015). Electric Vehicle Ventilation Using Directly Photovoltaic Powered Fans.

All over the world, transport sector is contributing heavily towards Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. The electric vehicles offers an elegant solution in terms of increasing overall efficiency compared with its fossil-fuel counterpart. Furthermore, if... Read More about Electric Vehicle Ventilation Using Directly Photovoltaic Powered Fans.

Energetic, environmental and economic performance of electric vehicles: Experimental evaluation (2014)
Journal Article
Muneer, T., Milligan, R., Smith, I., Doyle, A., Pozuelo, M., & Knez, M. (2015). Energetic, environmental and economic performance of electric vehicles: Experimental evaluation. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 35, 40-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2014.11.015

Fuelled by a rapidly rising human global population, an increasing demand for freedom to travel and the affordability made possible by modern manufacturing there has been an exponential rise in the number of automobiles – in the year 2013 there were... Read More about Energetic, environmental and economic performance of electric vehicles: Experimental evaluation.

The estimation of a driving cycle for Celje and a comparison to other European cities. (2014)
Journal Article
Knez, M., Muneer, T., Jereb, B., & Cullinane, K. (2014). The estimation of a driving cycle for Celje and a comparison to other European cities. Sustainable Cities and Society, 11, 56-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2013.11.010

Due to rapidly increasing numbers of vehicles, growing traffic congestion and the very limited use of emission control strategies, motor vehicles are emerging as the largest source of urban air pollution globally. The effectiveness of any control str... Read More about The estimation of a driving cycle for Celje and a comparison to other European cities..

A sustainable transport solution for a Slovenia town (2014)
Journal Article
Knez, M., Celik, A. N., & Muneer, T. (2015). A sustainable transport solution for a Slovenia town. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 10(4), 386-392. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctu007

Authorities in Slovenia and other EU member states are confronted with problems of city transportation. Fossil-fuel-based transport poses two chief problems—local and global pollution, and dwindling supplies and ever-increasing costs. An elegant solu... Read More about A sustainable transport solution for a Slovenia town.

Design and analysis of kinetic energy recovery system for automobiles: a case study for commuters in Edinburgh (2011)
Journal Article
Walsh, J., Muneer, T., & Celik, A. N. (2011). Design and analysis of kinetic energy recovery system for automobiles: a case study for commuters in Edinburgh. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 3, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3549152

Transport and its energetic and environmental impacts affect our daily lives. The transport sector is the backbone of the United Kingdom’s economy with 2.3 million people being employed in this sector. With a high dependency on transport for passenge... Read More about Design and analysis of kinetic energy recovery system for automobiles: a case study for commuters in Edinburgh.

Sustainable transport solution for a medium-sized town in Turkey—A case study. (2011)
Journal Article
Muneer, T., Celik, A. N., & Caliskan, N. (2011). Sustainable transport solution for a medium-sized town in Turkey—A case study. Sustainable Cities and Society SCC, 1, 29-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2010.08.004

The United Nations projects that 60% of the world's population will be living in urban areas by 2030. Cities account for 2% of the world's area but 75% of the world's energy consumption. For over a century, the automobile has offered affordable freed... Read More about Sustainable transport solution for a medium-sized town in Turkey—A case study..

Cutting vehicle emissions with regenerative braking (2010)
Journal Article
Clarke, P., Muneer, T., & Cullinane, K. (2010). Cutting vehicle emissions with regenerative braking. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 15(3), 160-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2009.11.002

This paper presents an analysis of vehicle regenerative braking systems as a quick and relatively easy means of achieving higher overall fuel efficiency and lowering carbon emissions. The system involves the installation of an additional electric mot... Read More about Cutting vehicle emissions with regenerative braking.

A review of vehicular emission models and driving cycles (2002)
Journal Article
Esteves-Booth, A., Muneer, T., Kubie, J., & Kirby, H. (2002). A review of vehicular emission models and driving cycles. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 216(8), 777-797. https://doi.org/10.1243/09544060260171429

This article reviews the latest and relevant work on both vehicular emission models and driving cycles. The three main types of emission models, namely emission factor models, average speed models and modal models, are covered. Each project is analys... Read More about A review of vehicular emission models and driving cycles.

The measurement of vehicular driving cycle within the city of Edinburgh (2001)
Journal Article
Esteves-Booth, A., Muneer, T., Kirby, H., Kubie, J., & Hunter, J. (2001). The measurement of vehicular driving cycle within the city of Edinburgh. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 6(3), 209-220. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1361-9209%2800%2900024-9

In this paper, the development of a driving cycle for the urban area of the city of Edinburgh is presented. The driving cycle was obtained from recorded data in actual traffic conditions, using the car chase technique. A new statistical method of ana... Read More about The measurement of vehicular driving cycle within the city of Edinburgh.