Tracking costs of alternatively fueled buses in Florida - phase II, [summary].

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• Creators:
  Reich Stephen
• Corporate Creators:
  University of South Florida. Center for Urban Transportation Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Buses
  • Fuels
  • Alternate fuels
  • Costs
  • Diesel fuels
  • Hybrid vehicles
  • Fuel cell vehicles
  • Hydrogen fuels
  • Fixed routes
  • Travel demand
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  BDK85 977-38
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Florida
• Corporate Publisher:
  Florida. Dept. of Transportation
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-Alternative Fuels ; NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Bus Transportation ; NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-Transit Planning and Policy
• Abstract:
  Many public transit agencies have invested in vehicles that use alternative fuels to reduce greenhouse gases, urban pollution, and fuel costs. Available alternatives include biodiesel, compressed natural gas (CNG), diesel-electric hybrid, electric, hydrogen fuel cell, and others. In addition to the benefits of these new types of vehicles, they also present costs, such as modified maintenance and fueling facilities. But while the vehicles are usually more expensive to purchase than traditional transit vehicles, they can be less expensive to maintain and operate. The Florida Department of Transportation has been interested in collecting and evaluating data on public transit fleets from many years to gain insight into the costs and benefits of alternatively powered vehicles and provide a proper basis for public transit fleets planning to incorporate them.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26149/dot_26149_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 702.50 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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