Guidebook for evaluating fuel choices for post-2010 transit bus procurements
By: Science Applications International Corporation
Contributors: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board; Transit Cooperative Research Program; United States. Federal Transit Administration; Transit Development Corporation
Series: TCRP report -- 146
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780309213257
Subjects: Bus lines; Benefit cost analysis; Motor fuels; Diesel motor; Alternative fuels; Cost of operation; Transit buses; Evaluation; Alternate fuels; Spark ignition engines
Other titles: Evaluating fuel choices for post-2010 transit bus procurements; Fuel choices for post-2010 transit bus procurements
Description: "...designed to help those considering the deployment of, or conversion to, alternative fuel buses. The guidebook and life-cycle emissions model spreadsheet (FuelCost2) are intended to aide individuals who, while being quite knowledgeable about the transit industry, may not be familiar with alternative fuels and implementation issues. The guidebook and FuelCost2 provide tools to simplify the process of developing an alternative fuel strategy by clearly identifying the issues, and the costs and benefits associated with the conversion to various available alternative fuel technologies.  FuelCost2 life-cycle costs and life-cycle emissions spreadsheet is available for download in a Microsoft Excel format. Appendix C of TCRP Report 146 is the user's guide for the tool. The spreadsheet includes additional instruction for using FuelCost2. This report updates, expands on, and replaces TCRP Report 38: Guidebook for Evaluating, Selecting, and Implementing Fuel Choices for Transit Bus Operations."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: At head of title: Transit Cooperative Research Program.

Includes bibliographical references.

Also available online.

Research sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration in cooperation with the Transit Development Corporation C-19
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Choosing a fuel; title: Diesel; title: Biodiesel; title: Gasoline; title: Ethanol; title: Compressed natural gas; title: Liquefied natural gas; title: Hydrogen-internal combustion engine; title: Propane; title: Dimethyl ether; title: Electric-trolleybus; title: Electric-battery; title: Electric-hybrid; title: Electric-fuel cell; title: Appendices.