Transition Challenges for Alternative Fuel Vehicle and Transportation Systems

Transition challenges for alternative fuel vehicle and transportation systems

Automakers are now developing alternatives to internal combustion engines (ICE), including hydrogen fuel cells and ICE ^ electric hybrids. Adoption dynamics for alternative vehicles are complex, owing to the size and importance of the auto industry and vehicle installed base. Diffusion of alternative vehicles is both enabled and constrained by powerful positive feedbacks arising from scale and ...

Transition challenges for alternative fuel vehicles and transportation systems

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Essays on transition challenges for alternative propulsion vehicles and transportation systems

Technology transitions require the formation of a self-sustaining market through alignment of consumers’ interests, producers’ capabilities, infrastructure development, and regulations. In this research I develop a broad behavioral dynamic model of the prospective transition to alternative fuel vehicles. In Essay one I focus on the premise that automobile purchase decisions are strongly shaped ...

Assessment of Alternative Polynomial Fuel Consumption Models for Use in Intelligent Transportation Systems Applications

Assessment of Alternative Polynomial Fuel Consumption Models for Use in Intelligent Transportation Systems Applications Bart Saerens a , Hesham Rakha b , Kyoungho Ahn b & Eric Van den Bulck a a Department of Mechanical Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Herverlee, Belgium b Center for Sustainable Mobility, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, Blacksburg, USA Accepted author version...

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