Development of low-CO2-emission vehicles and utilization of local renewable energy for the vitalization of rural areas in Japan

Development of low-CO2-emission vehicles and utilization of local renewable energy for the vitalization of rural areas in Japan

Most of Japan's energy supply depends on imports from foreign countries, making the independence ratio of energy in Japan very low. The Fukushima nuclear power plant accident triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami led to a mass shutdown of all the nuclear plants in Japan, a st...

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Main Authors: Kenji Amagai, Takayuki Takarada, Masato Funatsu, Kikuo Nezu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-03-01
Series:IATSS Research
Subjects:
Energy security
Renewable energy
Low-CO2-emission vehicle
Micro-EV
Low-speed E-bus
Vitalization of rural areas
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0386111213000277

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