Effects of fuel efficiency improvements in personal transportation

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Users who downloaded this article also downloaded: (1980),"Vehicle development to improve fuel economy and fuel flexibility", Retail and Distribution Management, Vol. 8 Iss 6 pp. 61-67 http://dx.Access to this document was granted through an Emerald subscription provided by emerald-srm:573577 [] For AuthorsIf you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -The purpose of this paper is to provide an assessment of the effects of fuel efficiency improvements on four-wheeler ownership, fuel consumption, fuel imports and emissions for personal transportation in the context of India. The paper also aims to measure the rebound effect induced by this policy. Design/methodology/approach -The paper relies on a system dynamics model to analyse the problem. A causal loop model was developed initially, which was transformed to a stock and flow diagram. Simulation was carried out to capture the effects of fuel efficiency improvements in the four-wheeler sector of India. Findings -The study has revealed that a policy of fuel efficiency improvements is favourable to the Indian four-wheeler sector growth, but this policy could result in an increase in fuel consumption and therefore a corresponding increase in the fuel imports and emissions in the country. This policy also induces direct rebound effect that adds up to the already alarming fuel consumption levels.Research limitations/implications -The study is limited to four-wheeler passenger cars in India and gasoline as the transport fuel. Originality/value -The paper offers a system dynamics model that can aid the government, vehicle manufacturers, and environment protection groups to further analyse policies regarding fuel efficiency improvements, fuel price adjustments, four-wheeler ownership, energy consumption and emission, and to obtain some useful policy insights before those policies are implemented.

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