Impact of Road Geometry on Vehicle Energy Consumption and CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions: An Energy-Efficiency Rating Methodology

This study presents a methodology for classifying road traffic energy efficiency. The indicators defined discriminate the impact of the road vertical and horizontal alignments upon energy consumption, disclosing the improvement potential of the road as a function of the traffic origin&#8722;dest...

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Main Authors: Hugo Ferreira, Carlos Manuel Rodrigues, Carlos Pinho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-12-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/1/119