Evolution of the light-duty vehicle fleet: Anticipating adoption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and greenhouse gas emissions across the U.S. Fleet

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2252, 2011, Pages 107-117

  Paul, Binny M ^a   Kockelman, Kara M ^a   Musti, Sashank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Cambridge Systematics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COMPETITION; COSTS; ENERGY SECURITY; FLEET OPERATIONS; FUEL ECONOMY; GAS EMISSIONS; GASOLINE; GREENHOUSE GASES; SURVEYS;

FLEET COMPOSITION; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLE FLEET; MICROSIMULATION; PERSONAL VEHICLES; PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE; SYNTHETIC POPULATIONS; USAGE PATTERNS; VEHICLE OWNERSHIP; VEHICLE-MILES TRAVELED;

PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLES;

EID: 84856905823     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2252-14     Document Type: Article

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