『Abstract
Reducing CO2 emissions from vehicles in China is crucial and
will significantly alleviate the environmental burden of the Earth.
Some promising technologies that make possible low-carbon vehicles
are reviewed in this work, including electric vehicles, fuel call
vehicles, hybrid vehicles, biofuels vehicles, other alternative
fuel vehicles, and conventional internal combustion engine vehicles
with improvement. In the short term, expanding the use of mature
technologies in conventional gasoline or diesel vehicles is the
most realistic, effective, and timely solution for China to meeting
the urgent challenges of energy saving and greenhouse gas reduction;
while in the long run biofuel is a promising candidate due to
their renewability and carbon neutrality. The blueprint of low-carbon
vehicles for China depends on three aspects: breakthroughs in
technology, awareness of public, and government guidance.
Keywords: Low-carbon vehicles; Greenhouse gas; Energy saving』
1. Introduction
2. Promising technologies in low-carbon vehicles
2.1. Electric vehicles (EVs)
2.2. Fuel cell vehicles (FCVs)
2.3. Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) or plug-in HEV (PHEVs)
2.4. Biofuels vehicles
2.5. Other alternative fuel vehicles
2.6. Improvement in conventional ICE vehicles (ICEVs)
3. Summary and discussions
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgement
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