ABSTRACT
The transport sector worldwide is challenged with serious environmental concerns due to the use of petroleum based fuels to vehicles, which are associated with the increased emissions of greenhouse gas (GHG) and pollutant emissions. There are recent developments of Alternative Fuel Technologies (AFT), which are often associated with sustainable development, energy saving, efficiency and environmental conservation. Therefore, this chapter investigates the relationship between the implementation of the smart city concept and the idea of sustainable transport. This chapter provides an overview and a conceptual framework of smart cities and smart energy systems that can be used in the energy transition process to the creation of low carbon transportation systems. A discussion of the background to smart cities and smart energy systems takes place in the first part and then it focuses on the key challenges for smart mobility consideration in smart city- in terms of economic and environmental analysis of alternative vehicle technologies. It is argued that alternative vehicle technologies within smart cities have to be considered as part of an integrated energy system.
