Fuelling the car of the future

Strojniski Vestnik/Journal of Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 356-363

  McGuiness, Paul ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Automobiles; Fuels; Hybrid electric vehicle; Internal combustion engine; Renewable energy sources

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RESOURCES; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; FOSSIL FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROGEN; NONMETALS; VEHICLES;

AUTOMOBILES; CRUDE OILS; FUELS; GOLF CARTS; HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES;

COMPETITION;

EID: 48849091779     PISSN: 00392480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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