Overcoming barriers to the implementation of alternative fuels for road transport in Europe

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 577-590

  Steenberghen, Thérèse ^a   López, Elena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alternative fuels; Barriers to implementation; Energy policy; Market incentives; Transport

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; ENERGY POLICY; EUROPE; HYDROGEN FUELS; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; MARKETING; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; NATURAL GAS; OPERATING COSTS;

BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTATION; MARKET INCENTIVES; POLICIES TARGETING; VEHICLE EFFICIENCY;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS;

EID: 36549056673     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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