Journal article
Costs and Benefits of Electrifying and Automating Bus Transit Fleets
Abstract
Diesel-powered, human-driven buses currently dominate public transit options in most U.S. cities, yet they produce health, environmental, and cost concerns. Emerging technologies may improve fleet operations by cost-effectively reducing emissions. This study analyzes both battery-electric buses and self-driving (autonomous) buses from both cost and qualitative perspectives, using the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s bus fleet in …
Authors
Quarles N; Kockelman KM; Mohamed M
Journal
Sustainability, Vol. 12, No. 10,
Publisher
MDPI
DOI
10.3390/su12103977
ISSN
2071-1050