REFERENCE MANUAL - ELECTRIC ROAD PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES 1981

The manual aims to bring together concisely, the past, present and future of electric buses around the world. Information was gathered from published papers and data and on-site investigations, including an extensive visit to North America and Europe. Section 2 presents a history of electric buses 1901-81, and is followed by detailed descriptions of existing and proposed, and some abandoned, electric bus systems, their vehicles and sources of equipment supply, with relevant background comments where possible. A schedule of operating bus fleets, and a list of electric bus manufacturers is given. It is concluded that modern electric bus systems - battery, overhead trolley or hybrid, offer an affordable, adaptable alternative to fixed rail and petroleum-dependent equipment, and the benefits may equally apply in Australia and other southern regions. (TRRL)

• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Director General of Transport, Australia

  Adelaide, South Australia,   Australia 
• Publication Date: 1981-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 74 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Electric buses; Electric vehicles; History; International; Manufactures; Manufacturing; State of the art reports; State of the art studies; Statistics; Trolleybuses; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus design
• ITRD Terms: 1282: Electric vehicle; 9096: History; 9034: International; 3647: Manufacture; 8588: State of the art report; 6555: Statistics; 1273: Trolleybus
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Design; Energy; History; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment; I90: Vehicles;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00387582
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 07243 4618 X
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 30 1984 12:00AM