Environmental and energy implications of plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1185-1190

  Stephan, Craig H ^a,b   Sullivan, John ^a,c  

^a FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; FUEL ECONOMY; NATURAL GAS;

ENERGY IMPLICATIONS; PLUGIN HYBRID VEHICLE (PHEV);

CAPACITANCE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; FUEL; NATURAL GAS;

CAPACITANCE; CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; FUEL ECONOMY; NATURAL GAS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL POWER; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; NATURAL GAS; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY; MOTOR VEHICLE; NIGHT; UNITED STATES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; UNITED STATES; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39649109891     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es062314d     Document Type: Article

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