Coordinated strategies for ethanol and flex fuel vehicle deployment: A quantitative assessment of the feasibility of biofuel targets

SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 303-312

  McAulay, Jeffrey ^a   Heywood, John B ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL SALES; CURRENT TRENDS; ENGINE TECHNOLOGY; FASTER RATES; FLEX-FUEL; FUEL DEMAND; LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES; LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLE FLEET; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; RENEWABLE FUELS; SPARK IGNITION ENGINES; TOTAL ENERGY; VEHICLE-MILES TRAVELED;

BLENDING; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; FUELS; GASOLINE; LAKES; SALES; VEHICLES;

FLEET OPERATIONS;

EID: 78649735770     PISSN: 19463952     EISSN: 19463960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2010-01-0735     Document Type: Article

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