Electric bike sharing: Simulation of user demand and system availability

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 85, Issue , 2014, Pages 250-257

  Ji, Shuguang ^a   Cherry, Christopher R ^a   Han, Lee D ^a   Jordan, David A ^a  

^a University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

Author keywords

E bike; Electric bike sharing; Monte Carlo simulation; System operations

Indexed keywords

AVAILABILITY; BICYCLES; CHARGING (BATTERIES); ELECTRIC VEHICLES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT; OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS; SIMULATION EXERCISE; SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; SYSTEM AVAILABILITY; SYSTEM OPERATION; SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS; UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE;

ELECTRIC BIKES;

EID: 84922383707     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.09.024     Document Type: Article

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