Fuel saving and ridesharing in the US: Motivations, limitations, and opportunities

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-21

  Jacobson, Sheldon H ^a   King, Douglas M ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpooling; Fuel consumption; Ridesharing; Statistical models

Indexed keywords

FUEL CONSUMPTION; FUEL ECONOMY; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; PICKUPS; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLES;

CARPOOLING; FUEL SAVINGS; HIGHWAY VEHICLES; RIDE-SHARING; TRIP COST;

FUELS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARKING; TRAVEL DEMAND; TRAVEL TIME;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57449121974     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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