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Developing compressed natural gas as an automotive fuel in Nigeria: Lessons from international markets

Ogunlowo, Olufemi O.; Bristow, Abigail L.; Sohail, M. - In: Energy Policy 76 (2015) C, pp. 7-17

The Nigerian government proposed the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) as an automotive fuel in 1997 as part of the initiatives to harness natural gas (NG) resources but progress has been slow. This paper examines the natural gas vehicle (NGV) implementation approaches and outcomes in seven...

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Achieving California's 80% greenhouse gas reduction target in 2050: Technology, policy and scenario analysis using CA-TIMES energy economic systems model

Yang, Christopher; Yeh, Sonia; Zakerinia, Saleh; Ramea, … - In: Energy Policy 77 (2015) C, pp. 118-130

and advanced vehicles in transportation, resource utilization, and efficiency improvements across many sectors. Results …

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Dynamic linkages among transport energy consumption, income and CO2 emission in Malaysia

Azlina, A.A.; Law, Siong Hook; Mustapha, Nik; Hashim, Nik - In: Energy Policy 73 (2014) C, pp. 598-606

) hypothesis. Applying a multivariate model of income, energy consumption in the transportation sector, carbon emissions … energy use Granger-cause energy consumption in road transportation. …

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Gasoline, diesel and climate policy implications—Insights from the recent evolution of new car sales in Germany

Zachariadis, Theodoros - In: Energy Policy 54 (2013) C, pp. 23-32

With the aid of detailed automobile sales data this paper looks into changes in car attributes and CO2 emissions in Germany in the years 1998−2008, both at aggregate level and within individual car segments. New car CO2 emissions have not decreased at the expected levels because of negligible...

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Increasing electric vehicle policy efficiency and effectiveness by reducing mainstream market bias

Green, Erin H.; Skerlos, Steven J.; Winebrake, James J. - In: Energy Policy 65 (2014) C, pp. 562-566

Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) provide an opportunity for reducing energy use and emissions in the transportation …

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Factoring the car-climate challenge: Insights and implications

DeCicco, John M. - In: Energy Policy 59 (2013) C, pp. 382-392

Three approaches commonly are identified for controlling automobile greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions: reducing travel demand, improving vehicle efficiency and using alternatively (non-petroleum) fueled vehicles (AFVs). Similarly, sector emissions are factored by travel distance, vehicle fuel...

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Estimating the direct rebound effect for on-road freight transportation

Winebrake, James J.; Green, Erin H.; Comer, Bryan; … - In: Energy Policy 48 (2012) C, pp. 252-259

reduce transportation costs may lead to increased demand for HDV transportation services. Increased HDV transportation, in …

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A system model for assessing vehicle use-phase water consumption in urban mobility networks

Yen, Jeff; Bras, Bert - In: Energy Policy 51 (2012) C, pp. 474-492

transportation networks, especially as projected urban populations are expected to outpace water availability and as alternative … conventional and alternative transportation modes based on regional energy and fuel production. An extensive literature review … applied to the Metro Atlanta transportation system consisting of conventional and alternative vehicles across varying …

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Future transportation: Lifetime considerations and framework for sustainability assessment

Sweeting, Walter J.; Winfield, Patricia H. - In: Energy Policy 51 (2012) C, pp. 927-938

as being a vital part of most economies. However, our current transportation system is placing unsustainable demands on …

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Global climate-oriented transportation scenarios

Harvey, L.D.D. - In: Energy Policy 54 (2013) C, pp. 87-103

This paper develops scenarios whereby CO2 emissions from the transportation sector are eliminated worldwide by the end … of this century. Data concerning the energy intensity and utilization of different passenger and freight transportation … population and per capita GDP to generate scenarios of future transportation energy demand. The impact of various technical …

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