Submissions from 2019
Reasons for Commuter Rail Electrification: Early 20th Century and Since 2000, John G. Allen
A method to assess the eco-efficiency of a public bus transportation service, Vinicius Bermond, Rafaella Ribeiro Caliman, Rodrigo de Alvarenga Rosa, Edson Pimentel Pereira, and Bernardo Bicalho Carvalhaes
Accelerating Bus Electrification: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Barriers and Drivers to Scaling Transit Fleet Electrification, Kelly Blynn and John Attanucci
The influence of passenger load, driving cycle, fuel price and different types of buses on the cost of transport service in the BRT system in Curitiba, Brazil, Dennis Dreier, Semida Silveira, Dilip Khatiwada, Keiko V. O. Fonseca, Rafael Nieweglowski, and Renan Schepanski
Foothill Transit Agency Battery Electric Bus Progress Report, Leslie Eudy and Matthew Jeffers
Adjustments of public transit operations planning process for the use of electric buses, Carl H. Häll, Avishai (Avi) Ceder, Joakim Ekström, and Nils-Hassan Quttineh
Investigating end-user acceptance of autonomous electric buses to accelerate diffusion, Bernd Herrenkind, Alfred Bendikt Brendel, Ilja Nastjuk, Maike Greve, and Lutz M. Kolbe
Fast-charging station deployment for battery electric bus systems considering electricity demand charges, Yi He, Ziqi Song, and Zhaocai Liu
Electric Transit Route Network Design Problem: Model and Application, Christina Iliopoulou, Ioannis Tassopoulos, Konstantinos Kepaptsoglou, and Grigorios Beligiannis
When to go electric? A parallel bus fleet replacement study, Adrita Islam and Nicholas Lownes
Economic Analysis of On-Route Fast Charging for Battery Electric Buses: Case Study in Utah, Zhaocai Liu, Ziqi Song, and Yi He
A green public transportation system using E-buses: A technical and commercial feasibility study, Suman Majumder, Krishnarti De, Praveen Kumar, and Ramesh Rayudu
Life cycle assessment of city buses powered by electricity, hydrogenated vegetable oil or diesel, Anders Nordelöf, Mia Romare, and Johan Tivander
Clean Bus Technologies and the Cost-Effectiveness of Emissions Reductions in Latin America, Fiamma Pérez-Prada, Bianca Bianchi Alves, Kavita Sethi, Diego Puga Barrés, and Yin Qiu
Optimal Design of Bus Routes for Different Vehicle Types Considering Various Driving Regimes and Environmental Factors, Yue Su, Xiaobo Liu, Guo Lu, and Wenbo Fan
Submissions from 2018
Well-to-Wheel analysis of fossil energy use and greenhouse gas emissions for conventional, hybrid-electric and plug-in hybrid-electric city buses in the BRT system in Curitiba, Brazil, Dennis Dreier, Semida Silveira, Dilip Khatiwada, Keiko V.O. Fonseca, Rafael Nieweglowski, and Renan Schepanski
Trading off costs, environmental impact, and levels of service in the optimal design of transit bus fleets, Pablo L. Durango-Cohen and Elaine C. McKenzie
Energy performance indicators as policy support for public bus transport – The case of Sweden, Marcus Gustafsson, Niclas Svensson, and Stefan Anderberg
Planning of Fast-Charging Stations for a Battery Electric Bus System under Energy Consumption Uncertainty, Zhaocai Liu, Ziqi Song, and Yi He
Emerging trends and innovations for electric bus adoption—a comparative case study of contracting and financing of 22 cities in the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, Xiangyi Li, Sebastian Castellanos, and Anne Maassen
Battery Electric Buses—State of the Practice, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Selecting sustainable electric bus powertrains using multipreference evolutionary algorithms, João P. Ribau, Susana M. Vieira, and Carla M. Silva
Electric bus fleet size and mix problem with optimization of charging infrastructure, Matthias Rogge, Evelien van der Hurk, Allan Larsen, and Dirk Uwe Sauer
Development of a typical driving cycle for an intra-city hybrid electric bus with a fixed route, Peihong Shen, Zhiguo Zhao, Jingwei Li, and Xiaowen Zhan
Optimal Deployment of Wireless Charging Facilities for an Electric Bus System, Ziqi Song, Zhaocai Liu, and Yi He
Public Transit Leading in Transition to Clean Technology, The American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
The role of charging technologies in upscaling the use of electric buses in public transport: Experiences from demonstration projects, Maria Xylia and Semida Silveira
Submissions from 2017
Redesigning Main Lines for Commuter Rail Electrification, John G. Allen
The transition to zero-emission buses in public transport – The need for institutional innovation, Sjoerd Bakker and Rob Konings
Foothill Transit Battery Electric Bus Demonstration Results: Second Report, Leslie Eudy and Matthew Jeffers
Sustainability evaluation of rapid routes for buses with a network DEA model, Jin-Seok Hahn, Seung-Young Kho, Keechoo Choi, and Dong-Kyu Kim
Individually constructed criteria for perception of urban transportation means – An approach based on Kelly’s personal construct theory, Ines Kawgan-Kagan and Stephan Daubitz
Greenhouse gas impacts of different modality style classes using latent class travel behavior model, Ville Keskisaari, Juudit Ottelin, and Jukka Heinonen
Electrification of a city bus network—An optimization model for cost-effective placing of charging infrastructure and battery sizing of fast-charging electric bus systems, Alexander Kunith, Roman Mendelevitch, and Dietmar Goehlich
Robust planning of dynamic wireless charging infrastructure for battery electric buses, Zhaocai Liu and Ziqi Song
Optimal Deployment of Dynamic Wireless Charging Facilities for an Electric Bus System, Zhaocai Liu, Ziqi Song, and Yi He
What hinders adoption of the electric bus in Canadian transit? Perspectives of transit providers, Moataz Mohamed, Mark Ferguson, and Pavlos Kanaroglou
Is rail cleaner and greener than bus?, Corinne Mulley, David A. Hensher, and David Cosgrove
Environmental assessment of 9 European public bus transportation systems, E. A. Nanaki, C. J. Koroneos, J. Roset, T. Susca, T. H. Christensen, S. De Gregorio Hurtado, A. Rybka, J. Kopitovic, O. Heidrich, and P. Amparo López-Jiménez
Diesel Multiple Units in 21st Century North America: Comparative Survey and Evaluation of Services, Demand, and Cost, David O. Nelson, Tara N. Blakey, and Katherine K. O'Neil
Life cycle ownership cost and environmental externality of alternative fuel options for transit buses, Fan Tong, Chris Hendrickson, Allen Biehler, Paulina Jaramillo, and Stephanie Seki
The Future of Mobility, Tourism and Transport Forum
Scheduling electric vehicles, M. E. van Kooten Niekerk, J. M. van den Akker, and J. A. Hoogeveen
Convex Fuel Consumption Model for Diesel and Hybrid Buses, Jinghui Wang and Hesham A. Rakha
Optimal recharging scheduling for urban electric buses: A case study in Davis, Yusheng Wang, Yongxi Huang, Jiuping Xu, and Nicole Barclay
Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Practices: 2017, Jon Williams
Locating charging infrastructure for electric buses in Stockholm, Maria Xylia, Sylvain Leduc, Piera Patrizio, Florian Kraxner, and Semida Silveira
Submissions from 2016
Technical and environmental effects of biodiesel use in local public transport, Attila Bai, Péter Jobbágy, József Popp, Ferenc Farkas, Gábor Grasselli, János Szendrei, and Péter Balogh
Public transit and alternative fuels – The costs associated with using biodiesel and CNG in comparison to diesel for U.S. public transit systems, John D. Bitzan and David G. Ripplinger
A new generation of buses to support more sustainable urban transport policies: A path towards “greener” awareness among bus stakeholders in Europe, Maria Vittoria Corazza, Umberto Guida, Antonio Musso, and Michele Tozzi
Decomposing passenger transport futures: Comparing results of global integrated assessment models, O. Y. Edelenbosch, D. L. McCollum, D. P. van Vuuren, C. Bertram, S. Carrara, H. Daly, S. Fujimori, A. Kitous, P. Kyle, E. Ó Broin, P. Karkatsoulis, and F. Sano
Factors Influencing Demand for Buses Powered by Alternative Energy Sources, Janer Galván, Victor Cantillo, and Julian Arellana
Minimizing the costs of constructing an all plug-in electric bus transportation system: A case study in Penghu, Bwo-Ren Ke, Chen-Yuan Chung, and Yen-Chang Chen
Operational and financial performance of Delhi's natural gas-fueled public bus transit fleet: A critical evaluation, Christian Krelling and Madhav G. Badami
Comparison of Well-to-Wheel Efficiencies for Different Drivetrain Configurations of Transit Buses, Michael Schwertner and Ulrich Weidmann
Modeling Fuel Consumption of Hybrid Electric Buses: Model Development and Comparison with Conventional Buses, Jinghui Wang and Hesham A. Rakha
Eco-driving for transit: An effective strategy to conserve fuel and emissions, Yanzhi Xu, Hanyan Li, Haobing Liu, Michael O. Rodgers, and Randall L. Guensler
Submissions from 2015
Plug-in vs. wireless charging: Life cycle energy and greenhouse gas emissions for an electric bus system, Zicheng Bi, Lingjun Song, Robert De Kleine, Chunting Chris Mi, and Gregory A. Keoleian
A European vision for more environmentally friendly buses, Maria Vittoria Corazza, Umberto Guida, Antonio Musso, and Michele Tozzi
Modeling Diesel and Hybrid Bus Fuel Consumption with Virginia Tech Comprehensive Power-Based Fuel Consumption Model: Model Enhancements and Calibration Issues, William Edwardes and Hesham Rakha
Sustainable urban transit network design, Moschoula Pternea, Konstantinos Kepaptsoglou, and Matthew G. Karlaftis
Improving Regenerative Energy Receptivity in Metro Transit Systems: Coordinated Train Control Algorithm, Haichuan Tang, C. Tyler Dick, and Xiaoyun Feng
Comparison of Passenger Rail Energy Consumption with Competing Modes, TranSys Research Ltd., RailTEC, CPCS Transcom, and Lawson Economics Research Inc.
Can propulsion and fuel diversity for the bus fleet achieve the win–win strategy of energy conservation and environmental protection?, Renjie Wang, Ye Wu, Wenwei Ke, Shaojun Zhang, Boya Zhou, and Jiming Hao
Well-to-Wheel Analysis of Electric and Hydrogen Light Rail, E. M. Washing and Srinivas S. Pulugurtha
Submissions from 2014
Investigating the isolated and combined effects of congestion, roadway grade, passenger load, and alternative fuels on transit bus emissions, Ahsan Alam and Marianne Hatzopoulou
An Emission Model to Compare Bus and Tramway Transport, S. Carrese, A. Gemma, and S. La Spada
Exhaust emissions of transit buses: Brazil and India case studies, Erin Cooper, Magdala Arioli, Aileen Carrigan, and Luis Antonio Lindau
Implementation Cost Comparison of Electric Vehicle Energy Replenishment Technologies for Public Transit Bus Systems, Paulo Kemper Filho and In-Soo Suh
Improving Fuel Efficiency and Reducing Carbon Emissions from Buses in India, Sudhir Gota, Parthaa Bosu, and Sameera Kumar Anthapur
Transportation Futures: Policy Scenarios for Achieving Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets, Andrew I. Kay, Robert B. Noland, and Caroline J. Rodier
Energy consumption and cost-benefit analysis of hybrid and electric city buses, Antti Lajunen
Energy consumption and cost-benefit analysis of hybrid and electric city buses, Antti Lajunen
Assessment of energy-saving techniques in direct-current-electrified mass transit systems, Álvaro J. López-López, Ramón R. Pecharromán, Antonio Fernández-Cardador, and A. Paloma Cucala
Urban Bus Fleet Conversion to Hybrid Fuel Cell Optimal Powertrains, Paulo Melo, João Ribau, and Carla Silva
Comparative environmental assessment of Athens urban buses—Diesel, CNG and biofuel powered, E A. Nanaki, C J. Koroneos, G A. Xydis, and D Rovas
A cost benefit analysis of a V2G-capable electric school bus compared to a traditional diesel school bus, Lance Noel and Regina McCormack
Route Planning for Electric Buses: A Case Study in Oporto, Deborah Perrotta, José Luís Macedo, Rosaldo J.F. Rossetti, Jorge Freire de Sousa, Zafeiris Kokkinogenis, Bernardo Ribeiro, and João L. Afonso
Investigation, Quantification, and Recommendations – Performance of Alternatively Fueled Buses, Stephen L. Reich and Alexander Kolpakov
A new offline optimization approach for designing a fuel cell hybrid bus, João Ribau, Rita Viegas, Ana Angelino, Alexandra Moutinho, and Carla Silva
Submissions from 2013
Assessing the impact of bus technology on greenhouse gas emissions along a major corridor: A lifecycle analysis, Sabrina Chan, Luis F. Miranda-Moreno, Ahsan Alam, and Marianne Hatzopoulou
Meta-Analysis of Transit Bus Exhaust Emissions, Erin Cooper, Magdala Arioli, Aileen Carrigan, and Umang Jain
Energy Savings Strategies for Transit Agencies, Frank Gallivan
Advanced Wayside Energy Storage Systems for Rail Transit, Colette Lamontagne
Tracking Costs of Alternatively Fueled Buses in Florida – Phase II, Stephen L. Reich and Alexander Kolpakov
Guidebook for Evaluating Fuel Choices for Post-2010 Transit Bus Procurements, Science Applications International Corporation
Comparison of particle mass and number emissions from a diesel transit bus across temporal and spatial scales, Darrell B. Sontag, H. Oliver Gao, and Britt A. Holmén
Assessing Feasibility of Electric Buses in Small and Medium-Sized Communities, Xiaokun (Cara) Wang and Joaquín Avila González
Urban Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Their Link with Urban Form, Transit Accessibility, and Emerging Green Technologies Montral, Quebec, Canada, Case Study, Sayed Amir H. Zahabi, Luis F. Miranda-Moreno, Zachary Patterson, and Philippe Barla
Submissions from 2012
Former Electrified Commuter Railroads What Are Their Lessons?, John G. Allen and Herbert S. Levinson
Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction Program: First Assessment Report, Leslie Eudy, Robert Burgess, Chris Ainscough, and John Lewis
Use of alternative fuels and hybrid vehicles by small urban and rural transit systems, Jeremy Mattson
Environmental life-cycle assessment of transit buses with alternative fuel technology, Elaine Croft McKenzie and Pablo L. Durango-Cohen
Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions and its Relationship with Urban Form, Transit Accessibility and Emerging Green Technologies: A Montreal Case Study, S A.H. Zahabi, L. Miranda-Moreno, Z. Patterson, P. Barla, and C. Harding
Submissions from 2011
Achieving sustainable urban transport mobility in post peak oil era, Md Aftabuzzaman and Ehsan Mazloumi
Creation of Life-Cycle Cost Tool for Transit Buses to Evaluate Hybrid Electric Bus Technologies in Real-World Operation, Aaron Golub, Feng Zhen, Nigel N. Clark, W. Scott Wayne, John J. Schiavone, Cliff Chambers, and Kevin L. Chandler
Impact of increasing mass transit share on energy use and emissions from transport sector for National Capital Territory of Delhi, Prachi Khanna, Suresh Jain, Prateek Sharma, and Sonia Mishra
Exploration of Transit's Sustainability Competitiveness, Steven Polzin, Steven Reich, and Janet Davis