From on-road trial evaluation of electric and conventional bicycles to comparison with other urban transport modes: Case study in the city of Lisbon, Portugal

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 92, Issue , 2015, Pages 10-18

  Baptista, Patrícia ^a   Pina, André ^a   Duarte, Gonҫalo ^a   Rolim, Catarina ^a   Pereira, Gonҫalo ^a   Silva, Carlos ^a   Farias, Tiago ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Electric and conventional bicycles; Energy consumption and emissions; Transport modes comparison; Urban mobility

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BICYCLES; BUS TRANSPORTATION; BUSES; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; ROADS AND STREETS; SPORTING GOODS; TRAVEL TIME; VEHICLE WHEELS;

CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE; ELECTRIC BICYCLES; ENERGY CONSUMPTION ANALYSIS; INCREASING ENERGY COSTS; TRANSPORT MODES; TRANSPORTATION MODE; URBAN AIR QUALITY; URBAN MOBILITY;

URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84920171331     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.12.043     Document Type: Article

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