This document summarizes research on emissions from transit buses in India, Brazil, and Mexico. It finds that:
1) Heavy-duty vehicles like transit buses are major contributors to CO2 emissions in developing countries.
2) Emissions levels vary significantly depending on the type of fuel and technologies used, with compressed natural gas buses and buses with advanced emissions control technologies tending to have lower emissions.
3) Total costs over a bus's lifetime, including capital, fuel, maintenance and other costs, also vary depending on the technology and need to be considered alongside emissions impacts.
2. Washington DC Brazil
Juan Miguel Velásquez Magdala Arioli
Erin Cooper
México India
Hilda Martínez Umang Jain
Cynthia Menéndez
Julián Patrón
Team
3. India
- Indian Supreme Court mandated use of Natural Gas
vehicles in 13 major cities
Brazil
- Many types of fuels available
Mexico
- General Law of Climate Change
- Improving Air Quality in Cities
Focus on India, Brazil, and Mexico
4. Heavy-duty vehicles, including transit buses, are
responsible for more CO2 emissions in low and middle
income countries (Schipper, 2009).
Help transit agencies address both global and local air
quality and GHG issues while considering the costs of
their fleet investment.
This program builds on previous EMBARQ work on ‘real’
emissions or in-use emissions of vehicles.
Transit vehicles are important
5. Though significant information exists for US and Europe,
doesn’t always apply directly to cities where we work (such
as sulfur content in the fuel)
Can be difficult to find unbiased information or information
not directly from manufacturers
Difficult to make direct comparisons between existing
research or emissions testing
Purpose
6. Operations
Fuel
Production
Raw material
production Waste disposal
Images from Greenhouse Gas Protocol, World Resources Institute and University of Manchester Bus Logo
Research focus
Exhaust/Tailpipe emissions
Upstream Emissions
Lifecycle Costs
7. Regulated pollutants and main impacts
Health
impacts
Greenhouse
gases
Air
pollution
PM
Non-
methane
HC
NOx
CO2
CO
CH4
8. Fuels and Technologies
Fuels Exhaust After Treatment Technologies
Diesel (and Hybrids)
(D15, D50, D150)
OC – Oxidation Catalyst
DPF – Diesel Particulate Filter
SCR – Selective Catalytic Reduction
EGR – Exhaust Gas Recirculation
Biodiesel (20 and 100%) SCR – Selective Catalytic Reduction
EGR – Exhaust Gas Recirculation
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) OC – Oxidation Catalyst
TWC – Three-way Catalyst
Liquified Natural Gas (LNG)
Ethanol OC – Oxidation Catalyst
10. IQR – Inter-quartile range test for different fuel and
technology combinations
ANOVA test to show difference in fuels and technologies
Emissions summaries for Brazil and India
Analysis to show lowest emissions
14. NOx emissions and drive cycles
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20406080
NOX
BD CNG D E Hybrid L
Field
Mixed
Steadystate
Urban
VeryUrban
Field
Mixed
Steadystate
Urban
VeryUrban
Field
Mixed
Steadystate
Urban
VeryUrban
Field
Mixed
Steadystate
Urban
VeryUrban
Field
Mixed
Steadystate
Urban
VeryUrban
Field
22. Fuels
Diesel
Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel
CNG
Hybrids
Upstream emissions
Fuel production
Vehicle production
Mexico Case Study: Preliminary Results
Costs
Capital costs
Maintenance
Fuel
Operators
23. Results/ Fleet Scenarios
comparing two fleet sizes 20 vs 200 buses
20 buses
$ 0
$ 2,000,000
$ 4,000,000
$ 6,000,000
$ 8,000,000
$ 10,000,000
LifecycleCostperBus
Estimated Average Lifecycle Costs Per Bus by Propulsion Technology
Patio
Combustible
Mantenimiento
Reacondiciona
miento
Costo Capital
Operadores
CNG Diesel Híbrido
24. Results/ Fleet Scenarios
Comparing two fleet sizes 20 vs 200 buses
200 buses
$ 0
$ 2,000,000
$ 4,000,000
$ 6,000,000
$ 8,000,000
$ 10,000,000
LifecycleCostperBus
Estimated Average Lifecycle Costs Per Bus by Propulsion Technology
Patio
Combustible
Mantenimiento
Reacondiciona
miento
Costo Capital
Operadores
CNG Diesel Híbrido
25. Results/ Average Speed
Comparing two average speeds
10 km/h (inner-city speed) vs 22 km/h (BRT)
10 km/h
$ 0
$ 2,000,000
$ 4,000,000
$ 6,000,000
$ 8,000,000
$ 10,000,000
LifecycleCostperBus
Estimated Average Lifecycle Costs Per Bus by Propulsion Technology
Patio
Combustible
Mantenimiento
Reacondiciona
miento
Costo Capital
Operadores
CNG Diesel Híbrido
26. Results/ Average Speed
Comparing two operating speeds
10 km/h (inner-city speed) vs 22 km/h (BRT)
22 km/h
$ 0
$ 2,000,000
$ 4,000,000
$ 6,000,000
$ 8,000,000
$ 10,000,000
LifecycleCostperBus
Estimated Average Lifecycle Costs Per Bus by Propulsion Technology
Patio
Combustible
Mantenimiento
Reacondiciona
miento
Costo Capital
Operadores
CNG Diesel Híbrido
31. Local conditions: Need to consider local fuels and
technologies availability and costs.
Trade-offs: Some technologies are better at reducing
GHGs, others local pollution.
Technologies are important: In general, using the latest
technologies is more important than changing fuel types for
reducing all types of emissions.
Conclusions
32. From the technologies compared, each one has advantages
and disadvantages. There isn’t a clear favorite, particularly
when local conditions are considered.
Conclusions