Alternative Fuel Transit Buses: DART’s LNG Bus Fleet. Final Results

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• Creators:
  Chandler, Kevin ; Norton, Paul ; Clark, Nigel N.
• Corporate Creators:
  Battelle ; West Virginia University
• Corporate Contributors:
  National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.) ; United States. Dept. of Energy
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Operating costs
  • Alternate fuels
  • Diesel buses
  • Liquefied natural gas
  • Energy
  • Public Transportation
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  00818301
• Corporate Publisher:
  National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  IN 1998, Dallas Areas Rapid Transit (DART), a public transit agency in Dallas, Texas, began operating a large fleet of heavy-duty buses powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). As part of a $16 million commitment to alternative fuels, DART operates 139 LNG buses serviced by two new LNG fueling stations. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) sponsored a research project to collect and analyze data on the performance and operation costs of 15 of DART's LNG buses in revenue service, compared with the performance of 5 diesel buses operating on comparable routes. This paper presents the study and its results, including lessons learned, obstacles overcome, and the future of LNG operations at DART.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40652/dot_40652_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 856.65 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:acc1355676182ff703ed196eb8e4ab610206e0e6554721f64a7f0c2d25d1b0dc