Transit Bus Operational and Maintenance Practices to Maximize Fuel Economy

Buses are the most common form of urban transit but, in the developing world, are often seen as inefficient and polluting. It is well known that buses that are properly tuned and adjusted tend to be cleaner, safer and consume less fuel than poorly...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	ESMAP Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCELERATION ACCELERATOR PEDAL ACCIDENTS AIR AIR CONDITIONER AIR-CONDITIONER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AUTOMATIC VEHICLE LOCATION AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AVERAGE SPEED BASIC URBAN SERVICES BRAKES BRAKING BUS COMPANIES BUS COMPANY BUS COSTS BUS DATA BUS DRIVERS BUS ENGINES BUS FLEET BUS FLEETS BUS LIFE BUS MANUFACTURERS BUS MARKET BUS OPERATOR BUS OPERATORS BUS PASSENGER BUS PERFORMANCE BUS PURCHASE BUS RELIABILITY BUS REPLACEMENT BUS RIDERS BUS ROUTE BUS SYSTEM BUS TRANSIT OPERATIONS BUS TRANSPORT BUS TRAVEL BUS TYPE BUSES CAR CARS CITY BUS CITY BUSES CITY TRANSIT CLEAN AIR CLUTCH CONCRETE CONGESTION COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS DAILY TRAVEL DIESEL DIESEL BUSES DIESEL ENGINES DRIVER COMPLIANCE DRIVER IDENTIFICATION DRIVER TRAINING DRIVERS DRIVING DRIVING CONDITIONS DRIVING CYCLE DRIVING SIMULATORS EFFECT OF MAINTENANCE ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM EMISSION EMISSION STANDARDS EMISSIONS ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENGINE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FLEET MANAGEMENT FLEET OPERATORS FLEETS FRAMEWORK FUEL FUEL CONSUMPTION FUEL COST FUEL COSTS FUEL ECONOMY FUEL ECONOMY IMPROVEMENT FUEL EFFICIENCY FUEL EFFICIENCY DATA FUEL EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS FUEL SAVINGS FUEL TYPES FUEL USE GARAGES GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE HEAVY RAIL HYBRID BUSES INCOME INJURIES INSPECTION LIFE CYCLE COSTS MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES MILEAGE MOBILITY NOISE ODOMETER PASSENGER CAPACITY PASSENGERS PERIODIC MAINTENANCE POLLUTANT EMISSION POLLUTION PRIVATE OPERATORS PUBLIC TRANSIT PUBLIC TRANSIT ASSOCIATION PUBLIC TRANSPORT PURCHASES RAPID BUS RAPID TRANSIT REVENUE PASSENGER RIDERS ROAD ROAD HAZARDS ROAD LANES ROAD TRANSPORT ROUTE ROUTES SAFETY SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS SPEED SPEED LIMIT SPEEDS TAILPIPE EMISSIONS TEMPERATURE TEST TRACK TRAFFIC TRAIN DRIVERS TRANSIT TRANSIT AGENCIES TRANSIT AUTHORITIES TRANSIT AUTHORITY TRANSIT BUS TRANSIT OPERATIONS TRANSIT SYSTEMS TRANSIT VEHICLE TRANSPORT AUTHORITY TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS TRUE TRUST FUND URBAN BUS URBAN BUS MARKET URBAN BUS TRANSIT URBAN TRANSIT URBAN TRANSIT SYSTEMS URBAN TRANSPORT VEHICLE COMPONENTS VEHICLE MAINTENANCE VEHICLE MODEL VEHICLE UTILIZATION VEHICLES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/06/16259471/transit-bus-operational-maintenance-practices-maximize-fuel-economy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17499

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17499

Transit Bus Operational and Maintenance Practices to Maximize Fuel Economy

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