Scenario-based electric bus operation: A case study of Putrajaya, Malaysia
Globally, transportation sector has emerged as one of the major sources of air pollution. Correspondingly, green mobility (with electric bus) is gaining increasing attention as an essential step to mitigate emission concern. As such, a proper electric bus network design and fleet planning is importa...
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| description | Globally, transportation sector has emerged as one of the major sources of air pollution. Correspondingly, green mobility (with electric bus) is gaining increasing attention as an essential step to mitigate emission concern. As such, a proper electric bus network design and fleet planning is important especially for bus operator to acquire an adequate number of electric bus, right on time, in order to operate electric bus system viably. Thus, this paper aims to examine the possibility to operate electric bus as a replacement for the conventional bus operation (with natural gas buses for the study area in Putrajaya, Malaysia). In order to determine a proper-designed electric bus operating system in terms of electric bus route, service frequency and quantity, the proposed methodology is developed with the aid of a traffic modeling software to cater various scenarios. Based on the existing (conventional) traffic and transit system in Putrajaya, the developed electric bus operating model is calibrated accordingly by considering various operational concerns including battery capacity and charging facility. The resultant findings revealed that the developed electric bus operating system in Putrajaya outperforms the conventional bus operation, not only in generating a higher profit margin for the bus operator, but also satisfying the passengers in a better manner (by carrying more passengers per unit of bus with a lower energy consumption). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-149181dd6efa4f9ab83c97f639d9ee372023-09-02T22:59:31ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology2046-04302018-03-0171102510.1016/j.ijtst.2017.09.002Scenario-based electric bus operation: A case study of Putrajaya, MalaysiaLay Eng Teoh0Hooi Ling Khoo1Siew Yoke Goh2Lai Mun Chong3Department of Mathematical and Actuarial Sciences, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Sungai Long, Bandar Sungai Long, Cheras, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, MalaysiaDepartment of Civil Engineering, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Selangor, MalaysiaLee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Selangor, MalaysiaLee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Selangor, MalaysiaGlobally, transportation sector has emerged as one of the major sources of air pollution. Correspondingly, green mobility (with electric bus) is gaining increasing attention as an essential step to mitigate emission concern. As such, a proper electric bus network design and fleet planning is important especially for bus operator to acquire an adequate number of electric bus, right on time, in order to operate electric bus system viably. Thus, this paper aims to examine the possibility to operate electric bus as a replacement for the conventional bus operation (with natural gas buses for the study area in Putrajaya, Malaysia). In order to determine a proper-designed electric bus operating system in terms of electric bus route, service frequency and quantity, the proposed methodology is developed with the aid of a traffic modeling software to cater various scenarios. Based on the existing (conventional) traffic and transit system in Putrajaya, the developed electric bus operating model is calibrated accordingly by considering various operational concerns including battery capacity and charging facility. The resultant findings revealed that the developed electric bus operating system in Putrajaya outperforms the conventional bus operation, not only in generating a higher profit margin for the bus operator, but also satisfying the passengers in a better manner (by carrying more passengers per unit of bus with a lower energy consumption).http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2046043017300540Electric busScenario-basedNetwork designFleet planningGreen transport |
| spellingShingle | Lay Eng Teoh Hooi Ling Khoo Siew Yoke Goh Lai Mun Chong Scenario-based electric bus operation: A case study of Putrajaya, Malaysia International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology Electric bus Scenario-based Network design Fleet planning Green transport |
| title | Scenario-based electric bus operation: A case study of Putrajaya, Malaysia |
| title_full | Scenario-based electric bus operation: A case study of Putrajaya, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Scenario-based electric bus operation: A case study of Putrajaya, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scenario-based electric bus operation: A case study of Putrajaya, Malaysia |
| title_short | Scenario-based electric bus operation: A case study of Putrajaya, Malaysia |
| title_sort | scenario based electric bus operation a case study of putrajaya malaysia |
| topic | Electric bus Scenario-based Network design Fleet planning Green transport |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2046043017300540 |
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