Recently, the paper titled "An Improved Data-Driven Predictive Optimal Control Approach for Designing Hybrid Electric Vehicle Energy Management Strategies," authored by an ICARE student, was published in the prestigious journal Applied Energy, a leading publication in the field of energy and fuels (Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.123984). The primary institution affiliated with this research is ICARE. Yin Cheng, a student from ICARE's Class of 2022, is the first author. Professor Zeng Xiangrui from the State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing Equipment and Technology at Huazhong University of Science and Technology is the corresponding author, and Professor Yin Zhouping, also from the same laboratory, is the third author.