Life cycle assessment of new generation vehicles based on greenhouse gases
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Authors
Bradley, Luz Stella
Issue Date
2006
Type
Thesis
Language
en
Keywords
Environmental engineering
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Abstract
Atmospheric emissions from car exhausts contribute to poor air quality around the world. Hybrid Electric Vehicles have the potential to combat these global trends and lessen the impact on the environment and the economy while reducing the U.S. dependence on foreign oil. This project evaluates the Hybrid Honda Accord with it is conventional counter part, Honda Accord in terms of fuel efficiency, production, and final disposal impacts on the environment.
A detailed life cycle analysis performed reveals that increased total energy consumption, higher disposal costs, and increased production costs are necessary hurdles to producing a hybrid vehicle while offering greater emission reductions and superior fuel efficiencies.
The analyses indicate that substantial cost-effective green gas emission reductions are achievable. This work clearly pointed out that the combination between gasoline and electric technologies used in the Honda Accord reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 25 percent.