Title :
Alternative fuel adoption
Author :
Brewster, Jon J. ; Reynolds, Robert G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI, USA
Abstract :
Conversion from a widely-used automotive fuel to an alternative fuel can be seen as the coevolution of two systems: a societal system of vehicle owners and a supply infrastructure that will provide the alternative fuel. We present a cultural algorithms model that allows us to assess the impact that initial alternative fuel station distribution and cultural motivation have on alternative fuel adoption, and the role that mass media may play in that adoption.
Keywords :
economic forecasting; evolutionary computation; fuel; supply and demand; alternative fuel adoption; alternative fuel station distribution; automotive fuel; cultural algorithms model; mass media; supply infrastructure; system coevolution; vehicle owners; Air pollution; Air transportation; Computer science; Costs; Cultural differences; Feedback; Fuels; Global warming; Petroleum; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Evolutionary Computation, 2004. CEC2004. Congress on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8515-2
DOI :
10.1109/CEC.2004.1331193
