Life cycle cost analysis of alternative vehicles and fuels in Thailand |
| |
Authors: | Martin Goedecke Supaporn Therdthianwong Shabbir H Gheewala |
| |
Affiliation: | 1. Chemical Engineering Department, King Mongkut''s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), 126 Pracha Uthit Road, Bangmod, Thingkhru, Bangkok, 10140 Thailand;2. The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment, KMUTT, Bangkok, Thailand |
| |
Abstract: | High crude oil prices and pollution problems have drawn attention to alternative vehicle technologies and fuels for the transportation sector. The question is: What are the benefits/costs of these technologies for society? To answer this question in a quantitative way, a web-based model (http://vehiclesandfuels.memebot.com) has been developed to calculate the societal life cycle costs, the consumer life cycle costs and the tax for different vehicle technologies. By comparing these costs it is possible to draw conclusions about the social benefit and the related tax structure. The model should help to guide decisions toward optimality, which refers to maximum social benefit. The model was applied to the case of Thailand. The life cycle cost of 13 different alternative vehicle technologies in Thailand have been calculated and the tax structure analyzed. |
| |
Keywords: | Alternative vehicles and fuels Life cycle cost Thailand |
本文献已被 ScienceDirect 等数据库收录! |
|