Selection of New Energy Vehicle Fuels and Life Cycle Assessment

Abstract:

Life cycle energy consumption and environment emission assessment model of vehicle new energy fuels is established. And life cycle energy consumption and environmental pollutant emissions of new energy fuels are carried out. Results show that the full life cycle energy consumption of alcohol fuels is highest, and the full life cycle energy consumption of the fuel cell is lowest, and the fuel consumption is mainly concentrated in the use stage, and that is lowest in the raw material stage. And the full life cycle CO₂ emission of methanol is highest, and the full life cycle CO₂ emission of Hybrid is lowest. The full life cycle VOCHCNO_XPM10 and SO_X emissions of alcohol fuels is highest, and the fuel cell is lowest.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 834-836)
• Pages: 1695-1698
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.834-836.1695
• Online since: October 2013
• Authors: Wei Huang, Xin Zhang, Zhun Qing Hu
• Keywords: Energy Consumption (EC), Environmental Assessment, Life Cycle Assessment, New Energy Fuels

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