Transport energy consumption in mountainous roads. A comparative case study for internal combustion engines and electric vehicles in Andorra

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 34, Issue , 2015, Pages 16-26

  Travesset Baro, Oriol ^a,b   Rosas Casals, Marti ^a   Jover, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b AD600 Sant Julià de Lòria   (Andorra)

Author keywords

Andorra; Driving cycle; Electric vehicle; Energy consumption; Internal combustion engine; Road grade

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; CRASHWORTHINESS; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENGINES; FLEET OPERATIONS; FUEL ECONOMY; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; POTENTIAL ENERGY; ROADS AND STREETS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLES; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ANDORRA; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; DRIVING CYCLE; EUROPEAN DRIVING CYCLE; MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN; ROAD GRADES; URBAN DRIVING CYCLES; VEHICLE DYNAMICS; EQUIVALENT MODEL;

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIESEL ENGINE; ELECTRIC VEHICLE; FUEL CONSUMPTION; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; ROAD TRANSPORT; ENERGY USE; ENGINE; MOUNTAIN REGION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; ROAD; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ENERGY CONSERVATION; OROGRAPHY;

ANDORRA;

EID: 84910024376     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2014.09.006     Document Type: Article

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