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Autonomous electric vehicles can reduce carbon emissions and air pollution in cities

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Ercan, Tolga, Onat, Nuri C., Keya, Nowreen, Tatari, Omer, Eluru, Naveen, Kucukvar, Murat·2022·Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
DOI 10.1016/j.trd.2022.103472
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Ercan, T., Onat, N. C., Keya, N., Tatari, O., Eluru, N., & Kucukvar, M.
Affiliations
  • Izmir Institute of Technology (TR)
  • Qatar University (QA)
  • University of Central Florida (US)
Corresponding author
Onat, Nuri C.
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Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2022-11
Volume
112
Pages
103472
ISSN
1361-9209 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.trd.2022.103472
OpenAlex
W4303684342
Cited by
184
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  • Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment (publishedVersion)
  • Qatar University QSpace (Qatar University) (submittedVersion)
  • IYTE GCRIS Database (Izmir Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • US Department of Transportation University Transportation Centers Program
  • U.S. Department of Transportation
  • University of Central Florida (DTRT13-G-UTC51)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Automotive Engineering › Transportation and Mobility Innovations
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
Keywords
autonomous electric vehicles, CO2 emissions, urban air pollution, mode choice, public transport, carpooling, walking and cycling, carbon tax, transport policy, greenhouse gas emissions, shared mobility, electrification, transportation automation, hybrid simulation model

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