Decarbonizing the Road Transport Sector: Break-even Point and Consequent Potential Consumers’ Behavior for the U.S. Case

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 159-175

  Liu, Jian ^a,b   Santos, Georgina ^b,c  

^a The National Development and Reform Commission   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alternative fuel vehicles; alternative fuels; bio fuels; break even analysis; electric vehicles; external costs of road transport; lifecycle analysis; low carbon transport; present value of costs

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; CARBON; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; COST ACCOUNTING; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; ROADS AND STREETS; VEHICLES;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES; BREAK-EVEN ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LOW CARBON TRANSPORT; PRESENT VALUE; ROAD TRANSPORTS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRIC VEHICLE; EMISSION CONTROL; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84927509633     PISSN: 15568318     EISSN: 15568334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15568318.2012.749962     Document Type: Article

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