Comparative efficiency and driving range of light- and heavy-duty vehicles powered with biomass energy stored in liquid fuels or batteries

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 3360-3364

  Laser, Mark ^a   Lynd, Lee R ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; CELLULOSE; GASOLINE; HEMICELLULOSE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS ENERGY; ELECTRIC BATTERY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFUELS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTOR VEHICLES; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84895820236     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1314039111     Document Type: Article

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