Future energy loads for a large-scale adoption of electric vehicles in the city of Los Angeles: Impacts on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

Energy Policy

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 620-630

  Kim, Jae D ^a   Rahimi, Mansour ^a,b  

^a Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^b Olin Hall of Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Energy load; Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; Plug in electric vehicles (PEVs)

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMIC LOADS; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; EMISSION CONTROL; CRASHWORTHINESS; ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILES; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; GAS EMISSIONS; VEHICLES;

CARBON INTENSITY; COMPREHENSIVE MODEL; ECONOMIC INCENTIVE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FUTURE ENERGIES; MODEL SIMULATION; PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES; TRANSPORTATION SECTOR;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ELECTRIC VEHICLE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FUTURE PROSPECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84905282054     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.06.004     Document Type: Article

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