| Title | Reduced Engine Idle Load (REIL) System for Conventional Propulsion Diesel & CNG Buses: Development, Validation & Market Study Program |
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| Record ID | 69326 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Hanlin, Jason; Whitson, Blake; Empert, Joe |
| Corporate Creator | Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) [Georgia] |
| 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 | 20200200 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The Center for Transportation and the Environment partnered with New Flyer, BAE Systems, and MARTA to design, build, test, and evaluate the technology and market readiness of a Reduced Engine Idle Load (REIL) system for diesel and CNG (compressed natural gas) transit buses. A REIL system replaces traditional mechanically-driven accessories with electric accessories to increase fuel efficiency, reduce emissions, and simplify maintenance on conventional propulsion transit bus fleets. The project team was responsible for the system design, laboratory and performance testing, collection of real-world duty cycle route data, development of operational route simulation, and a market evaluation to determine the performance benefits and cost/benefit of such a system. This project received funding under FTA’s Bus Efficiency Enhancements Research and Demonstration (BEERD) Program. |
| Rosap ID | dot:44120 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/44120 |
| TRT Terms | Research reports; Infrastructure; Asset management; Public transit; Engine idling; Fuel conservation; Buses; Maintenance; Climate change mitigation; Carbon dioxide; Return on investment; Market assessment; Technological forecasting; Diesel buses; Natural gas buses |
| General Subjects | transit asset management; Parasitic loads; Bus Efficiency Enhancements Research and Demonstration Program; BEERD; MARTA |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States; Atlanta (Georgia) |
| Contract Number | GA-2016-004-00 |
| Report Number | FTA Report No. 0157 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/69000/69300/69326/FTA_0157_Report.pdf |
| Alternative URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/69000/69300/69326/FTA_0157_Summary.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |