Dual-fuel school bus demonstration: Final report

Technical Report · Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:6295199

This report describes the results of a demonstration of the capabilities of compressed natural gas (CNG) as an alternate fuel source for school bus fleets. Three New York State school districts participated in the demonstration project by converting ten buses each to dual-fuel capability. The buses could use both CNG and gasoline or CNG and diesel fuel. Each district also installed a CNG refueling station to serve their buses. School bus fleets were chosen because of their large fuel use, advantageous usage patterns and the benefits which would accrue from reduced fuel costs. The report includes both quantitative and qualitative data summarizing bus fuel enonomy; bus maintenance costs; refueling station operating and maintenance costs; regulatory problems; safety; training and community acceptance. 41 figs., 29 tabs.

• Research Organization: Mueller Associates, Inc., Baltimore, MD (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6295199
• Report Number(s): NYSERDA-87-17; ON: TI87900946
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
10 SYNTHETIC FUELS
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
BUSES
DUAL-FUEL ENGINES
DIESEL FUELS
GASOLINE
NATURAL GAS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
ROAD TESTS
DIESEL ENGINES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FUEL ECONOMY
GAS COMPRESSORS
SPARK IGNITION ENGINES
WEAR
COMPRESSORS
DATA
ENERGY SOURCES
ENGINES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
HEAT ENGINES
INFORMATION
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
LIQUID FUELS
NUMERICAL DATA
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
TESTING
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
VEHICLES
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330102 - Internal Combustion Engines- Diesel
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