Can the development of electric vehicles reduce the emission of air pollutants and greenhouse gases in developing countries?

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 51, Issue , 2017, Pages 129-145

  Wu, Ya ^a   Zhang, Li ^b  

^a JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGDONG POWER GRID CORPORATION   (China)

Author keywords

Air pollutants emission; BRIC countries; Electric vehicle; Energy saving and emission reduction; Monte Carlo simulation

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; GASOLINE; GREENHOUSE GASES; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; POLLUTION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VEHICLES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BRIC COUNTRIES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EMISSION REDUCTION; ENERGY SAVING AND EMISSION REDUCTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE VEHICLES; POLLUTANT EMISSION;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ELECTRIC VEHICLE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GREENHOUSE GAS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT;

BRAZIL; CHINA; INDIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 85009921411     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2016.12.007     Document Type: Article

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