| Title | BUSolutions Final Technical Report: Design & Development of the LCO-140H Series Hydraulic Hybrid Low Floor Transit Bus |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 55504 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Heskitt, Mike; Smith, Tim; Hopkins, Jeff |
| Corporate Creator | Altair ProductDesign |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation |
| Publication Date | 20120900 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Automation Alley, Altair, and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), in a public-private partnership, teamed up to advance a new transit bus initiative that would improve America’s local and regional transit systems while requiring no infrastructure upgrades to operate. The goal was to develop a significantly lighter-weight, heavy-duty bus design that yields superior fuel efficiency to conventional buses at a lower lifecycle cost. The four main areas of focus for reducing the lifecycle cost of the new bus were purchase price, fuel economy, scheduled maintenance, and unscheduled maintenance. The results yielded the Altair ProductDesign LCO-140H hydraulic hybrid bus. A physical technology demonstration vehicle that is projected to have a 20 percent lower purchase price than most electric hybrids and saves over 30 percent in total lifecycle costs. The LCO-140H is projected to even save 20 percent in lifecycle costs over a basic non-hybrid diesel bus. Fuel economy test results showed a 110 percent improvement in fuel economy as compared to the average non-hybrid diesel bus, and over a 30 percent better fuel economy than the best-in-class hybrid electric bus results found in the Altoona database. The net result is that this design enables a transit authority to reduce their reliance on oil and save money while doing it. |
| Rosap ID | dot:34649 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/34649 |
| TRT Terms | Low floor vehicles; Buses; Hybrid vehicles; Fuel conservation; Research reports; Infrastructure; Planning; Policy |
| General Subjects | Hydraulic hybrid bus; Lightweight structure; Low lifecycle cost of ownership; Low floor transit; Design optimization |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1454025 |
| Contract Number | MI-26-7006, MI-26-7010, MI-04-7001, MI-26-7012, MI-26-7013 |
| Report Number | FTA Report No. 0018 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/55000/55500/55504/FTA_Report_No._0018.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |