Canadian Research Reports

About the Author and Disclaimer
Gerald R. Higgins, Director of the Ivey Consulting Programs, The Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

Professor Higgins has taught Strategic Management and Finance at the graduate and undergraduate levels at The University of Western Ontario since 1980. During this period, he has also taught course for the Canadian Institute of Management, the Canadian Insurance Institute, and the Institute of Canadian Bankers. He has led major strategic planning activities for such organizations as the Royal Bank of Canada, General Motors Canada, IBM, and the governments of Canada, Puerto Rico, Italy and Kenya. He is currently a Director and/or Advisor to several rapidly growing Canadian corporations, and various not-for-profit organizations.

1. INTRODUCTION

2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

3. FUELS AND ENGINE TECHNOLOGIES

3.1 Gasoline

3.2 Diesel Fuel

3.3 Propane

3.4 Ethanol

3.5 Methanol

3.6 Hydrogen

3.7 Natural Gas

3.8 Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

4. ANALYSIS AND RESULTS

4.1 Life-Cycle Operating Costs

4.2 Environmental Impacts

4.3 Security of Fuel Supply

4.4 Fuel Price Stability

4.5 Fuelling Infrastructure

4.6 Public and Private Sector Implications

4.7 Government Policies

5. CONCLUSIONS

6. BIBLIOGRAPHY

7. GLOSSARY OF TERMS