Cost and well-to-wheel implications of the vehicle fleet CO2 emission regulation in the European Union

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 25-42

  Thiel, Christian ^a   Schmidt, Johannes ^b   Van Zyl, Arnold ^c   Schmid, Erwin ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; What if scenarios

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DIGITAL STORAGE; ELECTRIC DRIVES; FLEET OPERATIONS;

COST INFORMATION; ELECTRIC-DRIVE VEHICLES; EMISSION TARGETS; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS; SCRAPPAGE SCHEMES; WHAT-IF SCENARIOS;

VEHICLE WHEELS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRIC VEHICLE; EUROPEAN UNION; POLLUTION POLICY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

EID: 84896286540     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2014.02.018     Document Type: Article

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