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Evaluation Framework for Alternative Fuel Vehicles: Sustainable Development Perspective

D. Chang,Sheng-Hung Chen,C. Hsu,A. Hu,G. Tzeng

Published 2015 in Sustainability

ABSTRACT

Road transport accounts for 72.06% of total transport CO 2 , which is considered a cause of climate change. At present, the use of alternative fuels has become a pressing issue and a significant number of automakers and scholars have devoted themselves to the study and subsequent development of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs). The evaluation of AFVs should consider not only air pollution reduction and fuel efficiency but also AFV sustainability. In general, the field of sustainable development is subdivided into three areas: economic, environmental, and social. On the basis of the sustainable development perspective, this study presents an evaluation framework for AFVs by using the DEMATEL-based analytical network process. The results reveal that the five most important criteria are price, added value, user acceptance, reduction of hazardous substances, and dematerialization. Price is the most important criterion because it can improve the popularity of AFVs and affect other criteria, including user acceptance. Additional, the energy usage criterion is expected to significantly affect the sustainable development of AFVs. These results should be seriously considered by automakers and governments in developing AFVs.

PUBLICATION RECORD

  • Publication year

    2015

  • Venue

    Sustainability

  • Publication date

    2015-08-25

  • Fields of study

    Engineering, Economics, Environmental Science

  • Identifiers
    DOI 10.3390/SU70911570
  • External record

    Open on Semantic Scholar

  • Source metadata

    Semantic Scholar

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