Capital Metro, the Ausin, Texas transit authority, is currently evaluating a number of CNG fueled buses. As part of the U.S. DOT Region Six University Transportation Centers Program (UTCP), a study was instigated into the scale of incremental pavement consumption associated with the operation of these buses. The study suggests that replacing current vehicles with CNG powered models utilizing aluminum storage tanks would raise average network equivalent single rehabilitation costs across the network of over four percent. Finally, it recommends that full cost study be undertaken with evaluation of the adoption of alternative bus fuels - which includes pavement and environmental impacts.


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    Title :

    Impact of Compressed Natural Gas Fueled Buses on Street Pavements


    Contributors:
    D. Yang (author) / R. Harrison (author)

    Publication date :

    1995


    Size :

    158 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English