EPA Staff Technical Report: Cost and Effectiveness Estimates of Technologies Used to Reduce Light-duty Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emissions (EPA420-R-08-008)

Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles and the Vermont Grid: A Scoping Analysis

The concentration of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the earth's atmosphere is creating changes in the world's climate. Reducing GHG emissions has become a national and international priority. Combusting carbon in the transportation sector contributes more than 28 percent of total U.S. GHG emissions (EPA, 2006). Within the transportation sector, light duty vehicles comprise about 60 percent of the GH...

Analysis of Particulate Matter Emissions from Light-Duty Vehicles in Kansas City (EPA420-R-08-010)

Vehicle emissions of short-lived and long-lived climate forcers: trends and tradeoffs.

Evaluating technology options to mitigate the climate impacts of road transportation can be challenging, particularly when they involve a tradeoff between long-lived emissions (e.g., carbon dioxide) and short-lived emissions (e.g., methane or black carbon). Here we present trends in short- and long-lived emissions for light- and heavy-duty transport globally and in the U.S., EU, and China over ...

Selecting Low Carbon Technologies for Heavy Goods Vehicles: a Case Study in the Uk Fast Food Supply Chain

1 2 The fast food supply chain is facing increased operating costs due to rising food and energy prices. 3 Based on a case study of a major fast food logistics operator, this paper uses a metaheuristic 4 evolutionary algorithm to find the optimal combination of low carbon vehicle, powertrain and 5 transport refrigeration technologies that minimise net present costs for a heterogeneous fleet of ...

Average Annual Emissions and Fuel Consumption for Gasoline-Fueled Passenger Cars and Light Trucks -- Emission Facts (EPA-420-F-08-024)

T amount of pollution that a vehicle emits and the rate at which it consumes fuel are dependent on many factors. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed a series of computer models that estimate the average emissions for different types of highway vehicles. This fact sheet is one of a series on highway vehicle emission factors. It presents average annual emissions and fuel ...