Transportation options in a carbon-constrained world: Hybrids,plug-in hybrids,biofuels, fuel cell electric vehicles,and battery electric vehicles |
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Authors: | C.E. Sandy Thomas |
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Affiliation: | H2Gen Innovations, Inc., 4740 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia, 22304, USA |
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Abstract: | Multiple alternative vehicle and fuel options are being proposed to alleviate the threats of climate change, urban air pollution, and oil dependence caused by the transportation sector. We report here on the results from an extensive computer model developed over the last decade to simulate and compare the societal benefits of deploying various alternative transportation options including hybrid electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids fueled by gasoline, diesel fuel, natural gas, and ethanol, and all-electric vehicles powered by either batteries or fuel cells. These simulations compare the societal benefits over a 100-year time horizon of each vehicle/fuel combination in terms of reduced local air pollution, greenhouse gas pollution, and oil consumption compared to gasoline cars. |
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Keywords: | Battery electric vehicles Fuel cell electric vehicles Hydrogen infrastructure Plug-in hybrids Greenhouse gases Electric vehicles Energy security Dynamic simulation |
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