Comparative environmental impacts of electric bikes in China

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 281-290

  Cherry, Christopher R ^a   Weinert, Jonathan X ^b   Xinmiao, Yang ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Tsinghua University ^*  (United States)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Electric bike; Lead pollution; Life cycle analysis; Motorcycle; Two wheeler

Indexed keywords

BICYCLES; CRASHWORTHINESS; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; LEAD ACID BATTERIES; LIFE CYCLE; MOTORCYCLES; POLLUTION; SPORTING GOODS;

CHINA; ELECTRIC BIKES; LEAD POLLUTION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; TWO WHEELERS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRANSPORTATION MODE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 67349134552     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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