Techno-economic and behavioural analysis of battery electric, hydrogen fuel cell and hybrid vehicles in a future sustainable road transport system in the UK

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1939-1950

  Offer, G J ^a   Contestabile, M ^a   Howey, D A ^a   Clague, R ^a   Brandon, N P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electric vehicle; Fuel cell vehicle; Hybrid vehicle

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF DATA; BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES; BATTERY SIZE; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; COST PREDICTION; ECONOMIC RETURNS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FUEL CELL VEHICLE; HYBRID VEHICLES; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE; ROAD TRANSPORT SYSTEMS; TECHNO-ECONOMIC STUDIES; TECHNO-ECONOMICS; VEHICLE SIZE;

AUTOMOBILES; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; ENGINEERING EXHIBITIONS; FUEL CELLS; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROGEN FUELS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LAND VEHICLE PROPULSION; METHANE; RAILROAD CARS; SECONDARY BATTERIES; STEAM ENGINEERING; STEAM REFORMING;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CAR USE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRIC VEHICLE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FUEL CELL; ROAD TRANSPORT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79952314928     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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