Life cycle energy and environmental evaluation of downsized vs. lightweight material automotive engines

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 85, Issue , 2014, Pages 347-358

  Dhingra, Rajive ^a   Das, Sujit ^b  

^a University of Tennessee   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Fuel economy; Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; Life cycle assessment; Turbocharging; Vehicle weight reduction

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COATED STEEL; AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; CAST IRON; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIRECT INJECTION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENGINES; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FUEL ECONOMY; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE;

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS; COMPETING TECHNOLOGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE-CYCLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS; TURBOCHARGING; VEHICLE WEIGHT REDUCTIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84922370548     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.08.107     Document Type: Article

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