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Commentary on “Correction to: On the calculation of fuel savings through lightweight design in automotive life cycle assessments” by Koffler and Rohde-Brandeburger (2018)

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  1. Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, USA

    Hyung Chul Kim & Timothy J. Wallington

  2. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

    John L. Sullivan & Gregory A. Keoleian

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Kim, H.C., Wallington, T.J., Sullivan, J.L. et al. Commentary on “Correction to: On the calculation of fuel savings through lightweight design in automotive life cycle assessments” by Koffler and Rohde-Brandeburger (2018). Int J Life Cycle Assess 24, 397–399 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-019-01584-z

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