Abstract
This paper focuses on introducing new, environmentally friendly types of drivetrains in the field of bus transport. Main goal is to present approximate costs of purchase and cost of operating (especially fuels or electricity) and connected them with real emissions of carbon dioxide for each different technology of drivetrain, including Well-to-Tank and Tank-to-Wheel emissions. The authors are using the Weighted Sum Approach method to determine currently the most suitable drivetrain for urban busses.
Highlights
Passenger road transport is an important part of national economy, especially regarding to availability of transport services in towns or cities, as well as in rural areas
Transport industry is one of the most discussed sectors and because public passenger transport services are generally accepted as beneficial for the whole society, it is very likely that subsidies to implement alternative technologies will be widely accepted
The main target of the paper, besides analysing available alternative drivetrains to the “common” diesel, is to apply the multiple-criteria decision making (MCDM) method WSA (Weighted Sum Approach) for the selection of the most appropriate drivetrain for urban buses – see section 5
Summary
Passenger road transport is an important part of national economy, especially regarding to availability of transport services in towns or cities, as well as in rural areas. One of the ways is to handle natural resources carefully and shift human activities towards climate neutral sphere. Transport industry is one of the most discussed sectors and because public passenger transport services are generally accepted as beneficial for the whole society, it is very likely that subsidies to implement alternative technologies will be widely accepted. EURO norm definitely doesn’t mean that older vehicles are banned from operating, but they can be somehow disadvantaged. Typical example can be higher taxes, toll or implementing LEZ (Low Emission Zones) – i.e. the areas where the entrance is allowed only for vehicles with certain EURO norm or higher.
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