Analyzing Chinese consumers' perception for biofuels implementation: The private vehicles owner's investigating in Nanjing

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2299-2309

  Zhang, Yong ^a   Yu, Yifeng ^b   Li, Tiezhu ^a   Zou, Bai ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuels; China; Cluster analysis; Consumer perception; Factor analysis; Private vehicle drivers

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY SECURITY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GREENHOUSE GASES; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; ROADS AND STREETS; VEHICLES;

CHINA; CONSUMER PERCEPTION; FUEL PERFORMANCE; PASSENGER VEHICLE DRIVERS; PRIVATE VEHICLES; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; RELATED FACTORS; ROAD TRANSPORTATION;

SURVEYS;

EID: 79952586641     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2011.02.004     Document Type: Review

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