Economic costs and environmental impacts of alternative fuel vehicle fleets in local government: An interim assessment of a voluntary ten-year fleet conversion plan

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 219-230

  Haller, Megan ^a   Welch, Eric ^a   Lin, Jie ^b   Fulla, Shelley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b 1120 Science and Engineering Offices   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative fuel vehicles; Emissions; Environmental policy; Innovation; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; INNOVATION;

FLEET CONVERSION; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

FLEET OPERATIONS;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

EID: 33947726027     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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