A framework for allocating greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation to plug-in electric vehicle charging

Energy Policy

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 722-732

  Yang, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon intensity; Emission factors; Methodology

Indexed keywords

ALLOCATION METHODS; CARBON INTENSITY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION FACTORS; METHODOLOGY; PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING; PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES; POLICY MAKERS;

CARBON; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES;

ELECTRIC VEHICLES;

ELECTRIC VEHICLE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANNING METHOD; POLICY MAKING; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

EID: 84880330130     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.05.013     Document Type: Article

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