The future of electric two-wheelers and electric vehicles in China

Energy Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2544-2555

  Weinert, Jonathan ^a   Ogden, Joan ^a   Sperling, Dan ^a   Burke, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

E bike; Electric two wheeler; Electric vehicle

Indexed keywords

ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FUEL CELLS; MARKETING; MOTORCYCLES;

E-BIKE; ELECTRIC TWO-WHEELERS; FORCE FIELD ANALYSIS;

ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILES;

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ELECTRIFICATION; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY USE; GROWTH; REGULATORY APPROACH;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 44649181059     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.03.008     Document Type: Article

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