Lifecycle performance assessment of fuel cell/battery electric vehicles

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3433-3446

  Hwang, Jenn Jiang ^a   Kuo, Jenn Kun ^a   Wu, Wei ^b   Chang, Wei Ru ^c   Lin, Chih Hong ^a   Wang, Song En ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fuel cell vehicle; Fuel economy; Greenhouse gas emissions; Lifecycle analysis

Indexed keywords

BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES; CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE; ENERGY USE; FUEL CELL VEHICLES; GHG EMISSION; GRID ELECTRICITY; GRID-BASED; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIFE-CYCLE PERFORMANCE; MATLAB /SIMULINK; NET SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC ELECTRICITIES; REGULATED EMISSIONS; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY; WATER ELECTROLYSIS;

ELECTRIC VEHICLES; ELECTROLYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FUEL CELLS; FUEL ECONOMY; GAS EMISSIONS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN FUELS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE; NATURAL GAS; STEAM REFORMING;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

EID: 84874665591     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.12.148     Document Type: Article

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