Well-to-wheel analysis of direct and indirect use of natural gas in passenger vehicles

Energy

Volumn 75, Issue , 2014, Pages 194-203

  Curran, Scott J ^a   Wagner, Robert M ^a   Graves, Ronald L ^a   Keller, Martin ^a   Green, Johney B ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compressed natural gas; Electric vehicles; Natural gas; Natural gas vehicles; WTW (well to wheels)

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; COMBUSTION; COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS PLANTS; GREENHOUSE GASES; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION; PROVEN RESERVES; VEHICLE WHEELS;

COMBUSTION EFFICIENCIES; CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE; ELECTRICAL GENERATION; GENERATE ELECTRICITY; NATURAL GAS COMBUSTION; TRANSPORTATION FUELS; WELL-TO-WHEEL ANALYSIS; WTW (WELL-TO-WHEELS);

NATURAL GAS VEHICLES;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY PLANNING; NATURAL GAS; TRANSPORTATION MODE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908059965     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.07.035     Document Type: Article

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