A parametric study of the energy demands of car transportation: A case study of two competing commuter routes in the UK

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-36

  Burgess, S C ^a   Choi, J M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Car transportation; Car route parameter; Energy demand; Fuel consumption

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; DRAG; FUEL CONSUMPTION; PASSENGER CARS;

VEHICLE MASS;

TRANSPORTATION;

COMMUTING; ENERGY USE; FUEL CONSUMPTION; ROAD TRANSPORT;

ENGLAND (AVON); UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037215303     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1361-9209(02)00016-0     Document Type: Article

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