Analysis of the Electric Bus Autonomy Depending on the Atmospheric Conditions

Călin Iclodean, Nicolae Cordoș and Adrian Todoruț
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Călin Iclodean: Department of Automotive Engineering and Transports, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca 400001, Romania
Nicolae Cordoș: Department of Automotive Engineering and Transports, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca 400001, Romania
Adrian Todoruț: Department of Automotive Engineering and Transports, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca 400001, Romania

Energies, 2019, vol. 12, issue 23, 1-23

Abstract: The public-transport sector represents, on a global level, a major ecological and economic concern. Improving air quality and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) production in the urban environment can be achieved by using electric buses instead of those operating with internal combustion engines (ICE). In this paper, the energy consumption for a fleet of electric buses Solaris Urbino 12e type is analyzed, based on the experimental data taken from a number of 22 buses, which operate on a number of eight urban lines, on a route of approximately 100 km from the city of Cluj-Napoca, Romania; consumption was monitored for 12 consecutive months (July 2018–June 2019). The energy efficiency of the model for the studied electric buses depends largely on the management of the energy stored on the electric bus battery system, in relation to the characteristics of the route traveled, respectively to the atmospheric conditions during the monitored period. Based on the collected experimental data and on the technical characteristics of the electric buses, the influence of the atmospheric conditions on their energy balance was highlighted, considering the interdependence relations between the considered atmospheric conditions.

Keywords: electric bus; battery; energy efficiency; environmental conditions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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