• DocumentCode
    1450443
  • Title

    Are hybrid vehicles worth it?

  • Author

    Lave, Lester B. ; Maclean, Heather L.

  • Author_Institution
    Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  • Volume
    38
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    3/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    47
  • Lastpage
    50
  • Abstract
    In this paper, the author describes how, despite superior fuel economy and low emissions, hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) cost too much at present to make economic sense
  • Keywords
    costing; economics; electric vehicles; fuel cells; internal combustion engines; secondary cells; batteries; combustion engines; cost; economic viability; fuel cells; fuel economy; hybrid electric vehicles; low emissions; Battery powered vehicles; Costs; Diesel engines; Fuel economy; Hybrid electric vehicles; Ice; Internal combustion engines; Manufacturing; Research and development; Transportation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/6.908852
  • Filename
    908852
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1450443