ALTERNATIVE FUELS AND EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS IN TRANSPORT. ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY OF VEHICLE FLEET OF MALMOE MUNICIPALITY

ALTERNATIV FRAMDRIVNING OCH TRANSPORTEFFEKTIVISERING. MILJOESTUDIE OEVER MALMOE KOMMUNS FORDONSFLOTTA

VTI has estimated the environmental consequences of the introduction of electric and natural gas operation in vehicles of Malmoe Municipality. For 1995, three scenarios have been defined with different proportions of electric and natural gas vehicles, and one scenario for transportation of improved efficiency. Emission factors were determined for an urban cycle for five vehicle categories. Annual emissions were then calculated for total traffic and for municipal vehicles. The alternative with the highest proportion of alternative fuels (A) comprised: 1) Electrical propulsion - 66 cars and 88 light trucks, 2) Natural gas propulsion - 5 heavy lorries and 6 special vehicles. Efficiency improvements (B) resulted in 20% reduction in vehicle km for light trucks and in 10% for heavy lorries. The percentage reductions in emissions for these alternatives, compared with basic scenario (conventional fuels, no efficiency improvements) were: HC-A 0.5%, B 5.9%,CO-A 0%, B 8%, NOx-A 1.6%, B 3.6%, CO2-A 3%, B 7.2%, SO2-A 8.4%, B 5.9%, particulates -A 6.1%, B 5.3%.

• Corporate Authors:

  Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)

  Linköping,   Sweden  SE-581 95
• Authors:
  • LENNER, M
• Publication Date: 1993

Language

• Swedish

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 21 p.
• Serial:
  • VTI NOTAT
  • Issue Number: T/42
  • Publisher: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Alternatives analysis; Economic efficiency; Electric vehicles; Environment; Environmental impact analysis; Exhaust gases; Fuels; Gases; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
• Geographic Terms: Sweden
• ITRD Terms: 2452: Air pollution; 9000: Alternative; 5911: Efficiency; 1282: Electric vehicle; 2442: Emission; 2455: Environment; 3850: Fuel; 6734: Gas; 2436: Impact study (environment); 8109: Sweden; 1155: Transport
• Subject Areas: Energy; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00680111
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jun 27 1995 12:00AM