A comparative cost analysis of biodiesel, compressed natural gas, methanol, and diesel for transit bus systems

Resource and Energy Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-15

  Ahouissoussi, Nicolas B C ^a   Wetzstein, Michael E ^b  

^a World Bank Resident Mission   (Benin)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative fuels; Biodiesel; Buses; Diesel; Methanol; Natural gas

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; COST ANALYSIS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; OPERATING COSTS; RUST ALGORITHM; TRANSIT BUS SYSTEMS;

ALGORITHMS; BUSES; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DIESEL FUELS; MAINTENANCE; METHANOL FUELS; NATURAL GAS; RELIABILITY;

SYNTHETIC FUELS;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOMASS FUEL; BUS TRANSPORT; METHANOL; NATURAL GAS;

EID: 0032029612     PISSN: 09287655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-7655(96)00015-2     Document Type: Article

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