Unveiling Worldwide Prospects and Challenges in Implementing Telematics Technologies in Electric Vehicles

The fourth industrial revolution has changed the paradigm of the technology around the globe. Electric vehicle technology has emerged as the prominent solution toward the sustainable transportation enabling the reduction in carbon footprints worldwide. Autonomous vehicles, connected cars, vehicle-to-vehicle communication, vehicle-to-infrastructure communication, and vehicle-to-grid communication are among the most recent technological developments in the field of automobile engineering. This research article aims to critically review the literature available in Web of Science database and present various bibliometric indicators such as total number of publications, growth rate, average citations per paper, and most popular words. The application, scope, outcomes, and future research perspectives of telematics in electric vehicles are also studied. It is unveiled that telematics is emerging as an efficient tool in reducing accidents and traffic congestions in addition to managing the vehicular performance. Telematics has its applications in road safety, fleet management, and predictive maintenance leading to the developments of smart cities. In future, vehicular telematics will be an integral part of electric vehicles in predicting the vehicle health, driver behavior, optimizing the driver style, and promoting personalized training programs. Challenges like standardization, protocols, interoperability, and cybersecurity need an urgent attention in telematics. Authors provide valuable insights for policymakers, industry stakeholders, and researchers to pave the path for effective telematics implementation.