The UMTA Methanol Bus Demonstration Program was established to develop information concerning safety, cost of ownership, maintainability, public health, and reliability issues arising from the operation of methanol-fueled transit buses. The report is the first of a series of proving ground comparisons of methanol demonstration and diesel control transit buses. The tests included cold and warm weather tests of three methanol-fueled and three diesel-fueled M.A.N. transit buses taken from revenue service at Seattle Metro, Washington. Three methanol test buses from the demonstration fleet and three diesel control buses were compared under carefully controlled proving ground conditions. Buses were tested for driveability, acceleration and gradeability, and noise. It is recommended that the methanol demonstration proving ground comparisons of methanol and diesel buses be continued, tests be performed with buses by other manufacturers, and that future comparative testing be limited to buses and engines available to bus purchasers on a current basis.
Proving Ground Comparison of M.A.N. Methanol and Diesel Transit Buses
1988
94 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Road Transportation , Engine Studies, Energy Related , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Transportation , Buses(Vehicles) , Diesel fuels , Comparison , Proving grounds , Test facilities , Acceleration(Physics) , Cold weather tests , Cost analysis , Safety , Pollution , Maintainability , Noise , Methanol fuels , Public transportation
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