Assessment of taxicab fleet operation in New York City

Conference · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6326463

Krupka, M C; Jackson, S V

A preliminary assessment of the impacts resulting from incorporation of flywheel energy storage systems into automotive fleets in a large metropolitan city is described. Specifically, the case of taxicab fleet operation within New York City is examined. Based upon available taxicab operational data, a levelized life-cycle cost comparison between a standard internal combustion engine vehicle in present use as a taxicab and a projected hybrid flywheel-internal combustion engine vehicle (taxicab) has been generated. Energy conservation and environmental benefits are discussed and potential institutional barriers to rapid deployment of flywheel energy storage systems are identified. The results obtained from this study generally emphasize the value of incorporating flywheel energy storage systems into future vehicles designed for taxicab use.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6326463
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-81-2177; CONF-810833-2; ON: DE81028779
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330400* -- Advanced Propulsion Systems-- Hybrid Systems
330500 -- Advanced Propulsion Systems-- Flywheel Propulsion
AUTOMOBILES
COST
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY STORAGE
ENGINES
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
FLYWHEEL ENERGY STORAGE
FLYWHEEL-POWERED VEHICLES
HEAT ENGINES
HYBRID SYSTEMS
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
LIFE-CYCLE COST
MID-ATLANTIC REGION
NEW YORK
NEW YORK CITY
NORTH AMERICA
OPERATION
STORAGE
TAXICABS
USA
VEHICLES