Models for Conducting Economic Analysis of Alternative Fuel Vehicles.

Abstract

The present status of alternative fuel vehicles, specifically electric-powered and compressed natural gas-powered vehicles is summarized. Specific advantages and disadvantages of each vehicle type, in comparison to the gasoline-powered vehicle, are reviewed. A life cycle cost model is formulated for each vehicle type. An integer linear program is derived and explained as a means of determining the optimal mix of vehicles for a command's transportation fleet. The models are tested by running several test cases using data from the Naval Postgraduate School transportation office. Keywords: Thesis; Computations; State of the art.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA184028

Entities

People

  • Danny R. Grenier

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alternative Fuels
  • Battery Chargers
  • Commerce
  • Compressed Natural Gas
  • Cost Models
  • Economic Analysis
  • Fuels
  • Ignition
  • Integer Programming
  • Internal Combustion Engines
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Linear Programming
  • Mathematical Models
  • Natural Gas
  • Operations Research
  • United States

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Operations Research