Conventional, hybrid, plug-in hybrid or electric vehicles? State-based comparative carbon and energy footprint analysis in the United States

Applied Energy

Volumn 150, Issue , 2015, Pages 36-49

  Onat, Nuri Cihat ^a   Kucukvar, Murat ^b   Tatari, Omer ^a  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

^b ISTANBUL SEHIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Electric vehicles; Energy consumption; Life cycle assessment; Regional variations

Indexed keywords

CARBON FOOTPRINT; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM INTERCONNECTION; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; SOLAR ENERGY;

ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EVS); ELECTRICITY GENERATION; HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES (HEVS); LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MARGINAL ELECTRICITIES; PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES; REGIONAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIATION;

PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLES;

CARBON FOOTPRINT; COMBUSTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKING; SOLAR POWER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84927940962     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.04.001     Document Type: Article

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