The Alternative Motor Fuels Act, alternative-fuel vehicles, and greenhouse gas emissions

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 755-764

  Liu, Yimin ^a   Helfand, Gloria E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative fuel vehicle; Corporate average fuel economy; Environmental policy; Greenhouse gas emissions

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; AUTOMOTIVE FUELS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FUEL ECONOMY; GAS EMISSIONS; GASOLINE; GREENHOUSE GASES;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES; ALTERNATIVE MOTOR FUELS; AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS; CORPORATE AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMIES; CORPORATE AVERAGE FUEL-ECONOMY STANDARDS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GASOLINE VEHICLE; SPECIAL TREATMENTS;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; AUTOMOBILE; CARBON EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; LEGISLATION; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69049114949     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2009.07.005     Document Type: Article

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