Developing lightweight concepts in the automotive industry: Taking on the environmental challenge with the SåNätt project

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 337-346

  Kastensson, Åsa ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Automobile; CO2; Environmental; Innovation; Lightweight

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL DATA; ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES; ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATIONS; INCREMENTAL DEVELOPMENT; LIGHTWEIGHT; SWEDISHS; TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES;

AUTOMOBILE BODIES; AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; AUTOMOBILES; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYBRID VEHICLES; INNOVATION; SODIUM;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY;

EID: 84893792961     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.11.007     Document Type: Article

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