Future Fuel Cell and Internal Combustion Engine Automobile Technologies
Project Summary
| Full Title: |
Future Fuel Cell and Internal Combustion Engine Automobile Technologies: A 25-Year Life Cycle and Fleet Impact Assessment |
| Project ID: |
145 |
| Principal Investigator: |
Andreas Schafer |
| Brief Description: |
This study projects energy use and greenhouse gas emissions from different fuel cell vehicle configurations and compares these values to the projected characteristics of similarly sized and performing gasoline and diesel fueled automobiles on a life cycle, well to wheels and cradle to grave basis. |
| Keywords: |
Fuel cell; vehicle; greenhouse gas; energy use; fleet; life-cycle assessment, transportation |
Purpose
Project energy use and GHG emissions from different FC vehicle configurations and compare these values to the projected characteristics of similarly sized and performing gasoline and diesel fueled automobiles on a life cycle, well to wheels and cradle to grave basis.
Performer
| Principal Investigator: |
Andreas Schafer |
| Organization: | University of Cambridge |
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| Address: | Department of Architecture, 1 - 5 Scroope Terrace, Trumpington Street
Cambridge, UK, CB2 1PX |
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| Telephone: | 44-1223-331719 |
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| Email: | as601@cam.ac.uk |
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| Additional Performers: |
John Heywood, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Malcolm Weiss, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Project Description
| Type of Project: |
Analysis |
| Category: |
Vehicle Options, Well-to-Wheels |
| Technologies Considered: |
Fuel cell vehicles; internal combustion engine vehicles; internal combustion engine hybrid vehicles; hydrogen from natural gas |
| Methodology/Approach: |
Fleet impact assessment |
| Outputs: |
Energy use of fuel cell and internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles; Greenhouse gas emissions of fuel cell and ICE vehicles |
Products/Deliverables
Date Last Updated: 03/12/2008
