Assessing Feasibility of Electric Buses in Small and Medium-Sized Communities

Wang, Xiaokun Cara; González, Joaquín Avila

doi:10.1080/15568318.2012.667864

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“…Berensteanu and Li's [51] study indicated that the effect of high gasoline prices increases hybrid vehicles sales compared with gasoline vehicles because the running costs and maintenance costs of full electric vehicles are low. The results of Wang and Gonzalez's [73] study indicated that the energy costs of electric vehicles are approximately eight times less than those of gasoline, diesel, and natural gas vehicles. Expensive gasoline and cheap electricity are great incentives to buy an electric vehicle rather than a gasoline car [74].…”

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Factors Influencing the Behavioural Intention towards Full Electric Vehicles: An Empirical Study in Macau

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This study examines the factors that influence individual intentions towards the adoption of full electric vehicles. A sample including 308 respondents was collected on the streets of Macau. The collected data were analysed by confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling. The results demonstrate that environmental concerns and the perception of environmental policy are antecedent factors of the perception of full electric vehicles, which influences the behavioural intention to purchase full electric vehicles. This study also finds that the perception of economic benefit is one of the key factors influencing the adoption of full electric vehicles. Vehicle operators seek economic benefits from future long-term fuel savings, high energy efficiency, and cheap electricity. Thus, a government striving to promote low-carbon transportation needs to scale up its efforts to enhance citizens' environmental concerns and to establish proper environmental policy as well as to provide long-term financial and strategic support for electric vehicles.

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Factors Influencing the Behavioural Intention towards Full Electric Vehicles: An Empirical Study in Macau

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“…The findings from the CUTE program also demonstrate that because of the increased weight of the fuel cell buses and the current technology limit on the fuel cell system, the fuel consumption/km is higher than for regular diesel buses (Saxe, Folkesson, and Alvfors 2008). Recent research notes that for plug-in electric buses, the indirect negative environmental effects of electrical power generation must be accounted for as well (Wang and González 2013).…”

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Effect of Driving Behavior and Vehicle Characteristics on Energy Consumption of Road Vehicles Running on Alternative Energy Sources

Lárusdóttir

Úlfarsson

2014

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation

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Road vehicles using gasoline, a gasoline-electric hybrid, diesel, methane, hydrogen, and a hydrogen-electric hybrid were investigated for differences in energy consumption as a function of driving behavior and vehicle characteristics. The results show that driving behavior has a large impact on energy consumption of vehicles in real traffic. Forceful acceleration events were linked with increased energy consumption, while moderate acceleration and steady average speed were linked with energy consumption benefits. In vehicles with regenerative braking, the frequency of forceful braking events is linked with a statistically significant lesser energy consumption as energy is generated for the vehicle during those events. The tested hydrogen-and methane-powered vehicles were found to have the overall best results regarding energy consumption.

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“…Among the external factors, residential and employment density have the strongest effects on ridership, while land use mix and urban design have relatively small impacts (Cervero 1993;Crane 2000;Spillar and Rutherford 1998;TCRP 1996). Wang and González (2013) assessed the feasibility of electric buses and found that most small and medium communities are ideal for electric bus operation with some concerns about the electric buses' indirect impact on the environment (through power generation) and their high costs. Auto ownership and personal income also have significant effects on transit ridership (Gomez-Ibanez 1996; Kain and Liu 1995;Liu 1993).…”

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Bus Patronage Change after Sustainable Bus Reform: A Nested Logit Approach with the Case of Seoul

Jun

Choi

et al. 2015

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation

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A nested logit model predicting the probabilities of commuters choosing three different modes were constructed to test the effect of the Seoul bus reform. Some empirical findings include the following. First, the Seoul BRT system contributed to increases in the patronage of bus over subway within the BRT catchment area (BCA). Second, commuters working in the BCA are more likely to choose to commute by bus than are people living in the BCA, which indicates that high accessibility to the BRT strongly influences workers who commute to their jobs to ride the bus. Third, percentage changes in the odds of choosing bus over subway were higher than those of choosing bus or subway over automobile for both BCAs, implying that the accessibility to the BRT contributed to inducing commuters to favor bus over subway.

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Assessing Feasibility of Electric Buses in Small and Medium-Sized Communities

Cited by 32 publications

References 2 publications

Factors Influencing the Behavioural Intention towards Full Electric Vehicles: An Empirical Study in Macau

Factors Influencing the Behavioural Intention towards Full Electric Vehicles: An Empirical Study in Macau

Effect of Driving Behavior and Vehicle Characteristics on Energy Consumption of Road Vehicles Running on Alternative Energy Sources

Bus Patronage Change after Sustainable Bus Reform: A Nested Logit Approach with the Case of Seoul

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