Transit bus life cycle cost and year 2007 emissions estimation.

Details

• Creators:
  Clark, Nigel N. ; Zhen, Feng ; Wayne, W. Scott ; Lyons, Donald W.
• Corporate Creators:
  West Virginia University. Dept. of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Transit buses
  • Life cycle costing
  • Fuel consumption
  • Exhaust gases
  • Diesel buses
  • Natural gas buses
  • Electric buses
  • Capital costs
  • Operating costs
  • Greenhouse gases
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FTA-WV-26-7004.2007.1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Transit Administration
• Abstract:
  The report presents a study of transit bus life cycle cost (LCC) analysis, and projected transit bus emissions and fuel economy for 2007 ; model year buses. It covers four bus types: diesel buses using ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD), diesel buses using B20 biodiesel (20% ; biodiesel and 80% ULSD), compressed natural gases (CNG) buses, and hybrid diesel-electric buses. ; LCC factors included capital costs (bus procurement, infrastructure, and emissions equipment) and operation costs (fuel, propulsion-related ; system maintenance, facility maintenance, and battery replacement) available from the literature. The report addresses how to estimate these ; costs, and presents these data in units of dollars per bus mile and dollar per bus seat mile. ; Tailpipe emissions (particulate matter (PM), nitrogen oxides (NOx), non-methane hydrocarbon (NMHC), and greenhouse gas (GHG)) and ; fuel economy estimations were based on recent emissions and fuel economy studies, and adjusted with best engineering approach. GHG ; emissions were also computed on both a well-to-tank and tank-to-wheels emissions. The GHG reported were considered to be only carbon ; dioxides (CO2) and methane. The emissions data are reported in units of grams per mile, and fuel economy data are in miles per gallon.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  WV-26-7004
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29168/dot_29168_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 182.00 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f8ccdac4ccd4056d3660173f369acf763b671ebccc36be1ec18248cf6ee106e8