Investigation, quantification, and recommendations : performance of alternatively fueled buses : [summary].

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• Creators:
  Reich, Stephen L.
• Corporate Creators:
  University of South Florida
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Alternate fuels
  • Fixed routes
  • Paratransit vehicles
  • Diesel buses
  • Hybrid vehicles
  • Data collection
  • Data analysis
  • Performance measurement
  • Life cycle costing
  • Public transit
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  BDV26-977-01
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  Florida
• Corporate Publisher:
  Florida. Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  Volatile fuel prices and the need to reduce carbon emissions have caused many U.S. transit agencies to invest in vehicles that use alternative fuels. These vehicles have different patterns of costs than traditional, diesel-fueled vehicles, and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is interested in collecting and analyzing up-to-date data on alternatively fueled vehicles (AFVs) and their performance. This information will help FDOT evaluate the benefits and costs of AFVs. ; In this project, University of South Florida researchers sought data about AFV use in Florida and around the U.S. The researchers had already worked with FDOT to create a system for collecting transit fleet performance and cost data as part of FDOT’s continuing interest in regular data collection, monitoring, and evaluating field data on the performance and operating costs of AFVs nationwide. That work included development of the BuFFeT software, the Bus Fuels Fleet Evaluation Tool, and one goal of this project was to update the BuFFeT cost model.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27769/dot_27769_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.22 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5cc355e29d0e6cdd37101fddd75a6cab1f2a4e7884fa4049833251cdcb409735