Electric bus demonstration and integration trail
Electrification of transit vehicles is a part of Ontario’s long-term strategy to reduce transportation-related GHG emissions. However, transit agencies and utility/local distribution companies face significant technological and operational hurdles in integrating “off the shelf” electric bus technologies. This project aims to overcome the social and technical challenges associated with a lack of international standardization for overhead charging systems. Given the gaps of trail data and neutral demonstration settings regarding performance with real world application, this project will provide a cost comparative model for the lifecycle degradation of both electric and diesel bus options. Further research will address the impacts of carbon pricing on municipal transit agencies, a GHG score card methodology development, and normative consultation sessions based on expert insights to deploy the next generation technologies of integrated mobility systems for Canadian transit.
Voir la description complète du projetRichard Chahine
Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (ON)
Sociology
Technology; Clean Technology; Environmental Science and Technology
Toronto Metropolitan University; Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Accelerate