Alternative fuel buses currently in use in China: Life-cycle fossil energy use, GHG emissions and policy recommendations

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 406-418

  Ou, Xunmin ^a   Zhang, Xiliang ^a   Chang, Shiyan ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alternative fuel bus; Alternative fuel vehicle policy; Life cycle analysis

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES; ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES; ALTERNATIVE-FUEL BUS; BATTERY TECHNOLOGY; CHINESE GOVERNMENT; CITY BUS; DIESEL BUS; ELECTRIC BUS; ENERGY SAVING; FOSSIL ENERGY; FUEL EFFICIENCY; GHG EMISSION; HUMAN HEALTH; HYBRID ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY; HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGIES; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LONG-TERM STRATEGY; MARKET CREATION; PERFORMANCE DATA; PLUG-INS; POLICY DECISIONS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SUPPORT FUELS; TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENT; TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY;

COAL DEPOSITS; COAL RESEARCH; COAL TRANSPORTATION; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FUEL CELLS; INNOVATION; LIFE CYCLE; NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION; TECHNOLOGY;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; DECISION ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 71649089773     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.09.031     Document Type: Article

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