A hybrid life cycle assessment of public transportation buses with alternative fuel options

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1213-1231

  Ercan, Tolga ^a   Tatari, Omer ^a  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative fuel powered transit buses; Electricity grid mix; Environmental life cycle assessment; Monte Carlo simulation; Water withdrawal

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIESEL FUEL; FOSSIL FUEL; FUEL; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS; WATER;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CARBON FOOTPRINT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXHAUST GAS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MARKETING; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

EID: 84939178871     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-015-0927-2     Document Type: Article

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