Locating flow-recharging stations at tourist destinations to serve recreational travelers

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 153-171

  Wang, Ying Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL PENGHU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electric vehicle; Location model; Mixed integer program; Recharging stations

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT SIZES; LOCATION MODEL; LOCATION MODELS; MIXED INTEGER PROGRAM; MIXED-INTEGER PROGRAMS; NEGATIVE INFLUENCE; ORIGIN-DESTINATION PAIRS; RECHARGING STATIONS; TOTAL COSTS; TOURIST DESTINATIONS; VEHICLE FLEETS;

AUTOMOBILES; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

ELECTRIC VEHICLE; LINEAR PROGRAMING; NUMERICAL MODEL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOURIST DESTINATION;

EID: 79551716706     PISSN: 15568318     EISSN: 15568334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15568311003717199     Document Type: Article

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