Life cycle cost analysis of a car, a city bus and an intercity bus powertrain for year 2005 and 2020

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-49

  Hellgren, Jonas ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative powertrains; Hybrid vehicles; Life cycle cost

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUELS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; LIFE CYCLE; SYNTHETIC FUELS;

ALTERNATIVE POWERTRAINS; FOSSIL FUEL PRICES; HYBRID VEHICLES;

VEHICLES;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; COST; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; TRANSPORT VEHICLE; VEHICLE COMPONENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 33750980131     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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