
Transportation Fuels for the Southwest: Life-cycle Energy Use & Environmental Impacts of Electric, CNG and Gas Vehicles
July 9, 2013
Authors
Mike Salisbury & Will Toor
This report for policymakers provides comparative analysis to determine the cleanest car in the six southwestern states of AZ, CO, NV, NM, UT and WY. Comparable performance of electric vehicles improves as renewables & natural gas increase their share of electricity generation over coal.