A multi-dimensional well-to-wheels analysis of passenger vehicles in different regions: Primary energy consumption, CO2 emissions, and economic cost

Applied Energy

Volumn 169, Issue , 2016, Pages 197-209

  Orsi, Francesco ^a,b   Muratori, Matteo ^a,c   Rocco, Matteo ^b   Colombo, Emanuela ^b   Rizzoni, Giorgio ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exergy analysis; Fuel cycle; Passenger vehicles CO2 emissions; Petroleum use; Sustainable mobility; Well to wheels

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; BIOFUELS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; CRASHWORTHINESS; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY RESOURCES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXERGY; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GASOLINE; HYBRID VEHICLES; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION; OPERATING COSTS; PETROLEUM ANALYSIS; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLE WHEELS; VEHICLES; WHEELS;

EXERGY ANALYSIS; FUEL CYCLE; PASSENGER VEHICLES; SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY; WELL-TO-WHEEL;

NATURAL GAS VEHICLES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COST ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC VEHICLE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; EXERGY; FUEL; SUSTAINABILITY; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

BRAZIL; CHINA; FRANCE; ITALY;

EID: 84958230835     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.02.039     Document Type: Article

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