Electric vehicle diffusion in the Portuguese automobile market

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 49-64

  Braz da Silva, Marta ^a   Moura, Filipe ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Car fleet; discrete choice model; electric vehicle; Portugal; scenario analysis; system dynamic model; technology diffusion

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIFFUSION; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FLEET OPERATIONS; FUEL ECONOMY; GLOBAL WARMING; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; VEHICLES;

DISCRETE CHOICE MODELS; PORTUGAL; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; SYSTEM DYNAMIC MODELS; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84955691480     PISSN: 15568318     EISSN: 15568334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15568318.2013.853851     Document Type: Article

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