What fuels the adoption of alternative fuels? Examining preferences of German car drivers for fuel innovations

Linzenich, Anika; Arning, Katrin; Bongartz, Dominik; Mitsos, Alexander; Ziefle, Martina

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.04.041

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“…Previous surveys on use of alternative fuels in Germany [4] shows that it is better if the alternative fuel is compatible with existing vehicle as drivers are not interested to retrofit existing car or buy a new one. Therefore, fuel modification in the way of blending, emulsification or oxygenation is the simplest solution for emission reduction, neither engine modification for alternative fuel use.…”

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Impact of Diethyl Ether/Rapeseed Oil Blends on Performance and Emissions of a Light-Duty Diesel Vehicle

Šmigins

Zakis

2020

Energies

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This article presents results of experimental study of diesel, rapeseed oil and three different blends of 10%, 20% and 30% diethyl ether addition to rapeseed oil, tested on VW Golf vehicle on chassis dynamometer Mustang MD-1750. Fuel consumption and emission tests were conducted at different testing conditions: idling, 50 km/h, 90 km/h, as also IM-240 cycle. The analysis of obtained results have shown reduction of engine power by 6.2%–17.3% and increase of fuel consumption by 0.6%–15.5% (based on testing conditions) for all blends based on DEE addition compared to RO, demonstrating better perspectives for low level blends. Emission tests have shown decrease of hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides (NOx) for all blends with DEE content in almost all testing conditions and also slight increase of carbon monoxides and carbon dioxides compared to rapeseed oil. Largest decrease of NOx was observed during 90 km/h and cycle IM-240 reaching almost 24% reduction for 20DEE and 30DEE in comparison to neat RO.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of Diethyl Ether/Rapeseed Oil Blends on Performance and Emissions of a Light-Duty Diesel Vehicle

Šmigins

Zakis

2020

Energies

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“…Therefore, we extend the model element "benefit" by not only considering the fundamental functional and monetary benefit for a potential but also the ecological and socio-economic benefit for society. In addition to the simplicity of use, studies in the various focal areas of our research (e.g., [16] and [25] for environmentally friendly and CE products and [38] for a related bio-economy area of the automotive industry: biofuels) demonstrated the importance of an easy purchase process. On this basis, the perceived simplicity consists of the elements "purchase" and "utilization".…”

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“…um prices, quality seals are ance with reliable "quality standards". B [25,29,40,41,38] of EV. he relationship between attitudes ion to buy and change BB products.…”

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Consumers’ Acceptance of a Bio-circular Automotive Economy: Explanatory Model and Influence Factors

Wurster

Schulze

2020

Sustainability

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Sustainability in the automotive sector and appropriate end-of-life (EOL) management options for car tyres are important and constitute global issues. There is currently an oversupply of EOL tyres and the potential of circular economy (CE) tyres and for bio-based (BB) tyres warrants further investigation. Likewise, BB and CE tyres might be an interesting approach to improve the overall sustainability of the tyre life cycle. Research on drivers for the acceptance of CE and BB tyres is currently missing. In 1989, a socio-economy model was created to understand the acceptance of various products. This model is still popular in many areas but does not address sustainability questions of the 21st century appropriately. This article aims to provide a better understanding of the factors which drive acceptance of sustainable tyres. It presents an acceptance model and related influence factors in three areas: variables related to the consumers, perceived product characteristics and stimulating moderator variables. The third aspect refers in particular to labels and certification influencing consumer views on existing product characteristics. This article ends by discussing how availability of such labels could be promoted through eco-labelling of tyres and related standardization, addressing the industry and policy makers to make the automotive sector more sustainable.

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“…5 reveals clearly: only at low H 2 prices (below 3.7$ kg À1 ), DMM has the chance to become cost competitive with its main competitor fossil diesel. For the extensive application of DMM in individual transportation, where fuel acceptance is driven by fuel cost, 68 a competitiveness with cheap fossil diesel and thus low H 2 prices might be an essential precondition. The target consumer price of DMM should therefore lie within the region of the consumer price of fossil diesel (1.4$ L À1 ).…”

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Comparing pathways for electricity-based production of dimethoxymethane as a sustainable fuel

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Bongartz

Deutz

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Energy Environ. Sci.

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What fuels the adoption of alternative fuels? Examining preferences of German car drivers for fuel innovations

Cited by 40 publications

References 54 publications

Impact of Diethyl Ether/Rapeseed Oil Blends on Performance and Emissions of a Light-Duty Diesel Vehicle

Impact of Diethyl Ether/Rapeseed Oil Blends on Performance and Emissions of a Light-Duty Diesel Vehicle

Consumers’ Acceptance of a Bio-circular Automotive Economy: Explanatory Model and Influence Factors

Comparing pathways for electricity-based production of dimethoxymethane as a sustainable fuel

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