BATTERY POWERED ELECTRIC BUSES

The paper describes the current status of battery powered electric buses and reports on the results of a five year demonstration project in Dusseldorf. While currently several costs of battery buses are twenty-five per cent higher than for conventional diesel buses, the project has demonstrated the high reliability and technical feasibility of such operations. Developments in technology are expected to narrow the cost gap to the point that such technology will be desirable in environment friendly and energy saving situations.

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• Authors:
  • Gerndt, H
  • Stellmacher, R
• Publication Date: 1989-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 217-225
• Serial:
  • Transportation Planning and Technology
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0308-1060
  • Serial URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/gtpt20/current

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Demonstration projects; Electric buses; Electric vehicles; Feasibility analysis; Reliability; Technology
• Geographic Terms: Dusseldorf (Germany)
• Subject Areas: Energy; Finance; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00489782
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1989 12:00AM