Combined application of multi-criteria optimization and life-cycle sustainability assessment for optimal distribution of alternative passenger cars in U.S.

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 112, Issue , 2016, Pages 291-307

  Onat, Nuri Cihat ^a   Kucukvar, Murat ^b   Tatari, Omer ^c   Zheng, Qipeng Phil ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ISTANBUL SEHIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative passenger cars; Life cycle sustainability assessment; Multi criteria decision making; Sustainable transportation; Triple bottom line

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; CHARGING (BATTERIES); COMBUSTION; CRASHWORTHINESS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; FLEET OPERATIONS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYBRID VEHICLES; LIFE CYCLE; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLES;

BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES; ELECTRIC POWER INFRASTRUCTURE; LIFE CYCLE SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENTS; MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; MULTICRITERIA OPTIMIZATION; PLUG IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES; SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION; TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE;

PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLES;

EID: 84945585078     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.09.021     Document Type: Article

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