The role of market and technical downsizing in reducing carbon emissions from the Swedish new car fleet

Energy Efficiency

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 107-120

  Sprei, Frances ^a   Karlsson, Sten ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Downsizing; Fuel consumption; Gearshift; Specific torque and power; Supercharging; Swedish new cars

Indexed keywords

CAR INDUSTRY; CARBON EMISSIONS; EUROPEAN COMMISSION (CO); VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT;

AIR POLLUTION;

FLEET OPERATIONS;

EID: 77954647751     PISSN: 1570646X     EISSN: 15706478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12053-008-9016-8     Document Type: Article

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