Multi-criteria analysis of alternative-fuel buses for public transportation

Energy Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1373-1383

  Tzeng, Gwo Hshiung ^a   Lin, Cheng Wei ^a   Opricovic, Serafim ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Alternative fuel; Compromise solution; Electric bus; Multi criteria analysis; Public transportation; TOPSIS; VIKOR

Indexed keywords

BUSES; DECISION MAKING; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES;

ALTERNATIVE-FUEL BUSES; ALTERNATIVE-FUEL MODES; DECISION-MAKING GROUPS;

ENERGY POLICY;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BUS TRANSPORT; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; PUBLIC TRANSPORT;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN; WORLD;

EID: 11244269680     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2003.12.014     Document Type: Article

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