Recent advances in automotive technology and the cost-effectiveness of fuel economy improvement

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 79-96

  Decicco, John ^a   Ross, Marc ^b  

^a Amer Cncl An Ener Efficient Econ   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AUTOMOBILES; AUTOMOTIVE FUELS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GAS EMISSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; TECHNOLOGY;

AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY; ENGINEERING ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GASOLINE CONSUMPTION; TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS; VEHICLE STOCK TURNOVER MODEL;

FUEL ECONOMY;

EID: 0030383921     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1361-9209(96)00001-6     Document Type: Article

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