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Among many policy options designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) is gaining recognition as a viable instrument for regulating transportation fuels. California lawmakers have already implemented a standard and the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management, among others, are in the process of developing their own low-carbon fuel standard framework to be completed in the next couple of years. This paper examines possible LCFS compliance scenarios for light duty vehicles and fuels in Texas. The Texas state comptroller is currently studying the possibility of a Texan low carbon fuel standard, among other policies, as directed by the state legislature in Senate Bill 184. We develop scenarios with biomass and electricity vehicle-fuel combinations introduced to the market such that the carbon intensity of Texas’ fuel use is reduced by 10% in 2020. Among the technologies explored are plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, flexible fuel vehicles, fuel cell electric vehicles, cellulosic ethanol, clean electricity and hydrogen and advanced diesel fuel. We conclude with a discussion of the potential resource and deployment requirements and capabilities of Texas’ vehicle and fuel pools to comply with a LCFS.

01329018

11-2881

English

15p

2011

Transportation Research Board 90th Annual Meeting

DVD

Figures (3) ; References (30) ; Tables (7)

Alternate fuels; Biomass fuels; Compliance; Electric vehicles; Environmental policy; Forecasting; Fuel substitution; Hybrid vehicles; Plug-in hybrid vehicles; Standards

Flexible fuel vehicles; Low carbon fuels

Texas

Energy; Environment; Highways; I15: Environment

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2011 Paper #11-2881

TRIS, TRB

Feb 17 2011 6:19PM