Alternative transport fuels for the future

International Journal of Vehicle Design

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 27-49

  MacLean, Heather L ^a   Lave, Lester B ^b   Griffin, W Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automobile; Cellulose derived fuels; Climate change; Environmental impact; Ethanol; Life cycle assessment; Light duty vehicle; Sustainability; Well to wheel

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ETHANOL; GAS EMISSIONS; GASOLINE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HYDROGEN; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; LIFE CYCLE; NATURAL GAS; VEHICLES;

CELLULOSE-DERIVED FUELS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLES; SUSTAINABILITY; WELL-TO-WHEELS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 2342533008     PISSN: 01433369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijvd.2004.004049     Document Type: Review

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