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Received: 2024-12-11  |  Accepted: 2025-03-29  |  Published: 2025-06-30

Title

Prospects of the EU electric car market


Abstract

The electrification of the transport sector is pivotal in achieving the European Union's climate neutrality objectives, given its substantial contribution to greenhouse gas emissions within the region. Furthermore, this initiative aligns with the broader Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 9 and 11, which underscore the critical importance of fostering sustainable transport systems. However, there is a pressing need for a comprehensive index that robustly correlates with advancements toward the SDGs in general, and more specifically, the electrification of transport. Such an index would facilitate a nuanced analysis of these processes. This article introduces the Sustainable Development Green Index (SDGI), a multifaceted analytical tool that encompasses educational, economic, political, societal, and environmental dimensions. The findings presented in this study support the efficacy of the SDGI and demonstrate its significant potential for analyzing current trends while emphasizing its strong correlation with progress in transport electrification within European Union member states.


Keywords

electric car, sustainable development, green economy, SDGs


JEL classifications

L94 , C43 , O52 , R11 , Q20


URI

http://jssidoi.org/jesi/article/1309


DOI


Pages

202-214


Funding

This research funded by University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn and Daugavpils University.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Authors

Rybalkin, Oleg
Daugavpils University, Daugavpils, Latvia https://du.lv
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Lavrinenko, Olga
Daugavpils University, Daugavpils, Latvia https://du.lv
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Danileviča, Alina
Daugavpils University, Daugavpils, Latvia https://du.lv
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Budiloviča, Evelina
Transport and Telecommunication Institute, Riga, Latvia https://tsi.lv
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Hofbauer, Günter
Technical University Ingolstadt, Ingolstadt, Germany https://www.thi.de
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Krukowski, Krzysztof
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland http://www.uwm.edu.pl
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Journal title

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues

Volume

12


Number

4


Issue date

June 2025


Issue DOI


ISSN

ISSN 2345-0282 (online)


Publisher

VšĮ Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, Vilnius, Lithuania

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