A Contribution to Sustainable Product Development Using the Example of Battery Electric Vehicles

Abstract

Currently, a consensus in the scientific community can be observed that it is necessary to reduce the carbon footprint and the use of fossil resources in order to ensure the ongoing well-being of humanity and our planet. Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) can contribute to this reduction, as they can use energy from sustainable sources as well as store it in order to enable individual mobility. Still, as long as sustainable energy is not available in abundance and a share of our energy still is generated using fossil sources, it is important to consider the energy consumption of these BEVs in greater detail. BEVs may actually consume more energy than necessary due to an architecture borrowed from non-BEVs, due to their drive-train topology, due to many individual product development issues and last but not least because they are not operated at their highest efficiency. This paper addresses the evaluation of a specific sustainable product development process for BEVs. The study is based on detailed energy consumption simulations of smaller BEVs with different drive train technologies. A general consideration of sustainability and utility based on the design choices, as well as of societal consequences, leads to requirements and challenges for sustainable product development. A digital product development process is described, which addresses these challenges.

Uma análise bibliométrica sobre as relações entre a utilização das ferramentas Lean e as tecnologias 4.0 sobre o processo de desenvolvimento de produtos

“…Realmente compreender o que leva um cliente a adquirir um produto deve ser a principal preocupação durante o Processo de Desenvolvimento do Produto (PDP) (Fuchs & Gutmann, 2022). Adicionalmente, os processos de desenvolvimento de produtos digitalizados nos permitem enfrentar quatro grandes desafios: a necessidade de otimização multiobjetivo; a necessidade de permitir a simulação multidomínio; a necessidade de explorar diferentes famílias de produtos topológicos; e a necessidade de lidar com ambientes em constante mudança (Glönkler et al, 2022). O desenvolvimento do produto envolve o acompanhamento desse após o lançamento, para possibilitar as alterações necessárias nas especificações, planejar a descontinuação do produto no mercado e incorporar as lições aprendidas ao longo do ciclo de vida do produto (Amaral et al, 2006).…”