Comparative life cycle assessment of hydrogen-fuelled passenger cars

Life Cycle Assessment of Hydrogen Use in Passenger Vehicles

This life cycle assessment (LCA) presents initial findings of potential environmental and human health impacts from fuel cell hybrid electric vehicles (FCHEV). The LCA is significant because it is based on the ecoinvent database of emissions and background processes, and it assesses a broad range of emission pathways. Although the paper highlights key areas in the life cycle of FCHEV, including...

Comparative Life Cycle Assessment

Towards Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Alternative Passenger Vehicles

Sustainable transportation and mobility are key components and central to sustainable development. This research aims to reveal the macro-level social, economic, and environmental impacts of alternative vehicle technologies in the U.S. The studied vehicle technologies are conventional gasoline, hybrid, plug-in hybrid with four different all-electric ranges, and full battery electric vehicles (B...

Passenger safety in cars.

Comparison of child passengers between January 1983 and 1984 showed an increased use of rear safety restraints after the wearing of front seat belts became mandatory. In 1984, however, only 25% of children were restrained, most commonly in a safety seat.

Modeling and Analysis of Handling-Stability of Passenger Cars

A nonlinear model consisting “yaw, roll, longitudinal, lateral and pitch” has been developed in which, tire and suspension characteristics have been considered. Tire model is based on the elliptic concept and tire Calspan data. According to this tire model, cornering force and aligning moment are computed as a function of slip and camber (inclination) angles, normal load, tire adhesion characte...