A cost benefit analysis of a V2G-capable electric school bus compared to a traditional diesel school bus

Applied Energy

Volumn 126, Issue , 2014, Pages 246-255

  Noel, Lance ^a   McCormack, Regina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change mitigation; Cost benefit analysis; Diesel; Electric vehicle; School bus; V2G

Indexed keywords

BUSES; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRIC VEHICLES;

CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; COSTS AND BENEFITS; DIESEL; ECONOMIC INCENTIVE; FREQUENCY REGULATIONS; SCHOOL BUS; V2G; VEHICLETO-GRID (V2G);

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIESEL; ELECTRIC VEHICLE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84899798495     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.04.009     Document Type: Article

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