Comparative analysis of battery electric, hydrogen fuel cell and hybrid vehicles in a future sustainable road transport system

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-29

  Offer, G J ^a   Howey, D ^a   Contestabile, M ^a   Clague, R ^a   Brandon, N P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electric vehicle; Fuel cell vehicle; Hybrid vehicle

Indexed keywords

BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES; CAPITAL COSTS; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE; DRIVING PATTERN; ELECTRICITY COSTS; FUEL CELL VEHICLES; FUEL COST; HYBRID VEHICLE; HYBRID VEHICLES; HYDROGEN COSTS; LIFECYCLE COSTS; PLUG-INS; QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON; ROAD TRANSPORT SYSTEMS; VEHICLE PLATFORMS;

AUTOMOBILE EXHIBITIONS; COST ACCOUNTING; COSTS; ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILES; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; FUEL CELLS; GASOLINE; GROUND VEHICLES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN FUELS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; LAND VEHICLE PROPULSION; RAILROAD CARS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COMBUSTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FUEL CELL; FUTURE PROSPECT; HYDROGEN; ROAD TRANSPORT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

FELINE CALICIVIRUS;

EID: 71649110008     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.08.040     Document Type: Article

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