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An Evaluation of Natural Gas versus Diesel in Medium-Duty Buses
Technical Paper
2000-01-2822
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Abstract
Significant numbers of transit buses now operate on natural gas. With support of the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory has evaluated the cost, performance, and emissions of alternative fuel buses around the country. In this study, three natural gas and three closely matched diesel buses were compared. The buses, built by World Trans, were 26′5″long and used 1997 Cummins B-series engines. Particulate matter and oxides of nitrogen emissions from the natural gas buses were significantly lower than those from the diesel buses. However, the diesel buses had lower operating costs and higher fuel efficiency than the natural gas buses.
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Authors
- Mike Frailey - National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- Paul Norton - National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- Nigel N. Clark - Dept. of Mech. and Aerospace Eng., College of Engineering and Mineral Resources West Virginia Univ. (WVU)
- Donald W. Lyons - Dept. of Mech. and Aerospace Eng., College of Engineering and Mineral Resources West Virginia Univ. (WVU)
Citation
Frailey, M., Norton, P., Clark, N., and Lyons, D., "An Evaluation of Natural Gas versus Diesel in Medium-Duty Buses," SAE Technical Paper 2000-01-2822, 2000, https://doi.org/10.4271/2000-01-2822.Also In
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