ANALYSIS OF U.S. SCHOOL BUS POPULATIONS AND ALTERNATIVE FUEL POTENTIAL
School buses represent a vital link in the transportation of school children in the United States. Reliable school bus operation requires a significant number of buses to ensure that all children will be able to get to and from school properly. Alternative fuels can play a role in ensuring the safe and reliable transportation of the nation's school children, especially if global events interrupt petroleum supplies. This report is intended to provide general information concerning the size of the school bus market in the U.S., as well as to provide some quantification of the potential for alternative fuel use in school buses in the U.S., and what that might mean for petroleum displacement and emissions reductions (given reasonable scenarios for implementation of these buses).
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Corporate Authors:
Department of Energy
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Authors:
- Laughlin, M
- Publication Date: 2004-4
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 19 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alternate fuels; Environmental impacts; Exhaust gases; Markets; Motor fuels; Petroleum; School buses
- Geographic Terms: United States
- Subject Areas: Environment; Geotechnology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00976367
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: DOE/GO-102004-1871
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 29 2004 12:00AM