Moving beyond alternative fuel hype to decarbonize transportation

N Melton, J Axsen, D Sperling - Nature Energy, 2016 - nature.com
In the past three decades, government, industry and other stakeholders have repeatedly
been swept up with the 'fuel du jour', claiming that a particular alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) …

Why is the world not yet ready to use alternative fuel vehicles?

MA Ghadikolaei, PK Wong, CS Cheung, J Zhao, Z Ning… - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Despite the improvement in technologies for the production of alternative fuels (AFs), and
the needs for using more AFs for motor vehicles for the reductions in air pollution and …

The diffusion of alternative fuel vehicles: A generalised model and future research agenda

DR Keith, JJR Struben, S Naumov - Journal of Simulation, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The rapid decarbonisation of transportation is critical if global efforts to mitigate the worst
possible impacts of anthropogenic climate change are to be successful. Transportation is a …

Near-term potential of biofuels, electrofuels, and battery electric vehicles in decarbonizing road transport

I Hannula, DM Reiner - Joule, 2019 - cell.com
We develop a framework for comparing carbon-neutral synthetic fuels (CNSFs) with battery
electric vehicles (BEVs) as alternatives to reducing CO 2 emissions from light-duty vehicles …

An empirical analysis on the adoption of alternative fuel vehicles: The case of natural gas vehicles

S Yeh - Energy policy, 2007 - Elsevier
The adoption of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) has been regarded as one of the most
important strategies to address the issues of energy dependence, air quality, and, more …

Simulating early adoption of alternative fuel vehicles for sustainability

M Tran, D Banister, JDK Bishop… - … Forecasting and Social …, 2013 - Elsevier
We quantify the conditions that might trigger wide spread adoption of alternative fuel
vehicles (AFVs) to support energy policy. Empirical review shows that early adopters are …

The car and fuel of the future

J Romm - Energy policy, 2006 - Elsevier
This paper is based on a review of the technical literature on alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs)
and discussions with experts in vehicle technology and energy analysis. It is derived from …

The rise of electric vehicles—2020 status and future expectations

M Muratori, M Alexander, D Arent, M Bazilian… - Progress in …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Electric vehicles (EVs) are experiencing a rise in popularity over the past few years as the
technology has matured and costs have declined, and support for clean transportation has …

Competing technologies and the struggle towards a new dominant design: the emergence of the hybrid vehicle at the expense of the fuel cell vehicle?

M Hekkert, R Van den Hoed - Greener Management International, 2004 - JSTOR
The internal combustion engine is one of the most persistent established technologies in
today's world. However, its dominance may be eroding due to stringent air pollution …

Alternative fuel vehicle adoption increases fleet gasoline consumption and greenhouse gas emissions under United States corporate average fuel economy policy …

A Jenn, IML Azevedo, JJ Michalek - Environmental science & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The United States Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards and Greenhouse
Gas (GHG) Emission standards are designed to reduce petroleum consumption and GHG …