Determinants of PM and GHG emissions from natural gas-fueled auto-rickshaws in Delhi

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 160-165

  Reynolds, Conor C O ^a   Kandlikar, Milind ^a   Badami, Madhav G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Auto rickshaws; Greenhouse gas emissions; Particulate matter; Transport fuel consumption; Urban air quality policy

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; DYNAMOMETERS; ENGINES; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; NATURAL GAS; URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

ACTIVITY FACTOR; AIR EMISSIONS; AUTO-RICKSHAWS; CHASSIS DYNAMOMETERS; DELHI , INDIA; GHG EMISSION; PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN AIR QUALITY;

NATURAL GAS VEHICLES;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

DELHI; INDIA;

EID: 78650308510     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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