Increased emphasis on energy efficiency and air quality has resulted in a number of state and federal initiatives examining the use of alternative fuels for motor vehicles. Texas instituted an alternative fuels program for public fleet operations beginning in the 1991-92 fiscal year. Life-cycle cost/benefit models for evaluating the economic implications of the action have been developed at the University of Texas at Austin Center for Transportation Research for both compressed natural gas (CNG) and propane. The report documents the various input data, calculations, and assumptions of the Propane Net Present Value (NPV) model. A similar report (number 983-1) documents the same for the CNG model. Input data with constant values across different fleets and locations are discussed first and include basic parameters for on-board storage capacity, vehicle conversion costs, equipment salvage values, etc. Variable input data, reflecting a given fleet size, composition, and location, include the number and types of vehicles, fuel consumption, etc. The next section presents the formulas for the internal model calculations. The final section discusses the basic assumptions underlying the model.
Documentation for Propane Fleet Conversion Cost-Effectiveness Model
1992
50 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Road Transportation , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Transportation , Fuels , Propane , Fuel conversion , Cost effectiveness , Economic models , Texas , Vehicle operating costs , Energy efficiency , Air quality , Life-cycle cost , Fuel consumption , Cost analysis , Vehicle maintenance , Automotive fuels