Constructing a cognition map of alternative fuel vehicles using the DEMATEL method

Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 5-19

  Lin, Cheng Wei ^a   Chen, Sheng Hung ^a   Tzeng, Gwo Hshiung ^a  

^a KAINAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alternative fuels; Bio diesel vehicles; CNG; DEMATEL; Ethanol vehicles; HEVs; Methanol vehicles; Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM)

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958107095     PISSN: 10579214     EISSN: 10991360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mcda.438     Document Type: Article

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