Life Cycle Assessment of Environmental and Economic Impacts of Deploying Alternative Urban Bus Powertrain Technologies in the South Coast Air Basin [Research Brief]

Details

• Creators:
  Samuelsen, Scott ; Tarroja, Brian
• Corporate Creators:
  University of California, Irvine ; Pacific Southwest Region 9 UTC, University of Southern California
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Alternatives analysis
  • Costs
  • Economic impacts
  • Hydrogen fuels
  • Life cycle analysis
  • Pollutants
  • Power trains
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  California;United States
• Edition:
  Research Brief
• Corporate Publisher:
  Pacific Southwest Region University Transportation Center (UTC)
• Abstract:
  To address issues of air quality and greenhouse gas emissions in the South Coast Air Basin, local transit agencies are considering shifting their urban buses to battery electric buses (BEBs) and hydrogen fuel cell electric buses (FCEBs). However, each of these options vary in their effectiveness in reducing emissions over their life cycle, associated life cycle costs and environmental footprint, and ability to meet operational needs.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68717/dot_68717_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 213.51 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers
• Main Document Checksum:
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