The MPG survey: Questioning the biased perception of automobile fuel economy

2008 IEEE Energy 2030 Conference, ENERGY 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Dam, Q Binh ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon emissions; Fuel consumption; Fuel economy; Mileage; Survey

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSIONS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DRIVING STYLES; ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT; FUEL EFFICIENCY; MILEAGE;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; AUTOMOBILES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; FUELS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); STEEL METALLURGY; SURVEYS;

FUEL ECONOMY;

EID: 67649671925     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ENERGY.2008.4781016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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