Sustainable Vehicle Technologies. Driving the Green Agenda

Content: 
Front matter, Pages i-iii
Copyright, Page iv
Energy demand assessment of electrified drivetrains in material extraction and system manufacturing, Pages 3-12
Evaluating and prioritising sustainable vehicle technologies: compliance, competition, conservation and context, Pages 13-21
A life cycle assessment comparison of rapeseed biodiesel and conventional diesel, Pages 23-33
Improving the sustainability of aluminium sheet, Pages 35-46
Advanced phase powertrain design attribute and technology value mapping, Pages 47-57
Ammonia as a hydrogen energy carrier and its application to internal combustion engines, Pages 61-70
Evolutionary decarbonization of transport: a contiguous roadmap to affordable mobility using sustainable organic fuels for transport, Pages 71-88
High pressure grid CNG: the low CO2 option for HGVs, Pages 89-98
Materials handling vehicles; an early market sector for hydrogen fuel cells within Europe, Pages 99-110
Electric vehicle efficiency mapping, Pages 113-122
Dependence on technology, drivers, roads, and congestion of real-world vehicle fuel consumption, Pages 123-134
The environmental case for bespoke double deck trailers, Pages 137-144
Aerodynamic drag reduction for low carbon vehicles, Pages 145-154
Vehicle light weighting using a new CAE tool for predicting thin film defects in high strength castings, Pages 155-164
Vehicle optimisation for regenerative brake energy maximisation, Pages 165-174
Direct heat recovery from the ICE exhaust gas, Pages 177-187
HyBoost – An intelligently electrified optimised downsized gasoline engine concept, Pages 189-201
Development of a range extended electric vehicle demonstrator, Pages 205-213
Modelling and simulation of a fuel cell powered medium duty vehicle platform, Pages 215-223
Auxiliary power units for range extended electric vehicles, Pages 225-235
Author Index, Pages 237-239