An evaluation of criteria for selecting vehicles fueled with diesel or compressed natural gas

Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-30

  Hesterberg, Thomas ^a   Bunn, William ^a   Lapin, Charles ^b  

^a Navistar International Corporation   (United States)

^b Lapin and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Automotive exhaust emissions; Cost benefit analysis; Engines; Fuels; Greenhouse gases; Safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 73849134041     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15487733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15487733.2009.11908025     Document Type: Article

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