Battery Electric Buses (BEB) could be effective in reducing local air pollution and the demand for fossil fuels in developing countries like India. At present, there is little work on the assessment of the operational feasibility of BEB in India or consensus on how and under which conditions can a conventional bus be replaced with a battery-electric bus. In this context, this research analyzed the BEB operation requirements in India. Initially, a questionnaire was administered to elicit bus operator's perceptions toward various attributes related to operations of (a) diesel bus, (b) compressed natural gas (CNG) bus, and (c) BEB. The data from transit stakeholders in four smart cities were analyzed using multi-attribute decision-making approach for identifying the most important attributes. Results indicate that low acquisition cost, less charging duration, and available charging facilities are the better performing attributes related to diesel bus operation. On the other hand, noise and air pollution along with poor fuel efficiency, higher operation cost are the major deterrents of diesel buses as perceived by bus operators. Analysis of the importance of CNG buses reveals bus operation range, mechanical or energy generator to be the positive factors of CNG bus operation, whereas journey comfort level and fuel tariff are perceived as key deterrents. Analysis of attributes specific to BEB operation clearly indicates that low noise level, less operation cost, and low pollution level are the key motivators toward BEB operation in India. However, relatively higher acquisition cost and higher charging time are the major deterrents of such operation. This study is one of the initial efforts in this area in the Indian context, results of which would be helpful for vehicle procurement, infrastructure installment and driving or maintenance staff training and development of an implementation plan for BEB operation in India.


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    Titel :

    What Drives the Battery-Electric-Bus Introduction in Indian Setting: Operators Perspective and Way Forward


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering


    Beteiligte:
    Maurya, Akhilesh Kumar (Herausgeber:in) / Vanajakshi, Lelitha Devi (Herausgeber:in) / Arkatkar, Shriniwas S. (Herausgeber:in) / Sahu, Prasanta K. (Herausgeber:in) / Majumdar, Bandhan Bandhu (Autor:in) / Sahu, Prasanta K. (Autor:in) / Potoglou, Dimitris (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2022-03-24


    Format / Umfang :

    15 pages





    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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