Ten U.S. states have set mandated sales targets for zero-emission vehicles that could result in significant reductions in fuel consumption and carbon emissions. Battery electric vehicle (BEV) adoption is considered integral to achieving this mandate and thus a better understanding of potential...

Plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) are widely considered a promising option to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in transport. The electricity used for charging is decisive for the environmental assessment of PEV. Most studies assume the average grid mix for charging. This article provides a...

Ten U.S. states have set mandated sales targets for zero-emission vehicles that could result in significant reductions in fuel consumption and carbon emissions. Battery electric vehicle (BEV) adoption is considered integral to achieving this mandate and thus a better understanding of potential...

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) operation of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) is attracting increasing attention since it can assist to improve the efficiency and reliability of power grid, as well as reduce the operating cost and greenhouse gas emission of electric vehicles. Within the scheme of V2G...

The penetration of plug-in electric and hybrid-electric vehicles (PEVs and PHEVs) will increase significantly in the next 20 years. The insertion of PEVs in households will facilitate the use of renewable sources and possibly create economic benefits to users, as shown in a Mexican example here...

A market regulator is considered to increase the market efficiency and hence several regulations are tried to achieve this target. In many of such regulations, special conditions of renewable energies have been introduced. Accordingly, it is observed that some changes in regulations may have...