The hybrid-electric vehicle lifecycle : emissions from the tailpipe and the nickel metal-hybride battery

This 'manuscript-based' thesis investigates the airborne environmental releases over the lifecycle of hybrid-electric vehicles (HEV) as compared to equivalent conventional internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEV). The first manuscript (Chapter 2) (i) quantifies the flow of nickel in the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jones, Kimberly A
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/32140