Environmental benefits from ridesharing: A case of Beijing

Applied Energy

Volumn 191, Issue , 2017, Pages 141-152

  Yu, Biying ^a   Ma, Ye ^a   Xue, Meimei ^a   Tang, Baojun ^a   Wang, Bin ^a   Yan, Jinyue ^b   Wei, Yi Ming ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Beijing; Direct impacts; Emission reduction; Energy saving; Indirect impacts; Ridesharing

Indexed keywords

EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; SALES; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

BEIJING; DIRECT IMPACT; EMISSION REDUCTION; INDIRECT IMPACTS; RIDE-SHARING;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

CONGESTION; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MEGACITY; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORT VEHICLE; TRAVEL DEMAND; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 85011072184     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.01.052     Document Type: Article

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