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Title:

Literature Review and Industry Scan of Electric School Buses

Report No.:

FHWA/TX-20/0-9907-20-TM2

Authors:

Brittney N. Gick [and two others]

Published:

2020

College Station, Texas

Texas A & M Transportation Institute

Type:

Online document

1 PDF (76 pages)

Online Access:

https://tti.tamu.edu/documents/0-9907-20-TM2.pdf

Access Note:

1.1 MB

Summary

"According to the American School Bus Council, approximately 480,000 school buses transport nearly 25 million students in the United States each day. In Texas, 30,541 school buses were in operation during the 2018-2019 school year. School districts have many options when purchasing school buses. This technical memorandum reviews current use and availability of electric school buses on the market and provides valuable information that can assist school districts in making purchasing decisions. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) tasked the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) with conducting this literature review and industry scan of electric school buses to proactively assist school districts in their efforts toward researching and/or implementing electric school bus use. The project was funded through State Planning and Research (SP&R) funds managed by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration. Staff from TTI and TxDOT's Research Technology and Implementation Program and Environmental Affairs Division collaborated to produce this memo. The memo begins with an overview of the current fuel sources for school buses, followed by a more thorough discussion of electric school buses. An inventory of current electric school bus deployments and experiences related to these programs is provided, along with a summary of anticipated electric bus programs. Finally, this memo offers suggestions for consideration to assist school and state officials in making decisions regarding electric school buses."--from publisher's website

Publ. Place

College Station, Texas

Contents

Introduction --
Overview --
Types of School Buses --
Charging Infrastructure --
V2G and V2B Technologies --
Regenerative Braking Technology --
Financing Opportunities --
Emissions and Total Cost of Ownership --
Current School Bus Statistics for Texas --
Current Electric School Bus Deployments in the United States --
Review of Current Electric School Bus Pilot Programs --
Planned Deployments --
Conclusion --
School District Considerations --
Appendix A. [2018-2019 Vehicle Inventory Report, Texas Education Agency] --
Appendix B. [Texas Clean School Bus Program Reports] --
Appendix C. [Contact Information for School Districts with Active Electric School Bus Deployments] --
Appendix D. [Contact Information for School Districts with Planned Electric School Bus Deployments] --
References

Notes

"May 2020"

Study Number

TxDOT Research Project 0-9907-20

Study Sponsor

Lead University

TTI

Print Copy

Collection:

TxDOT/University Research Online Only

Call Number:

9907-20-TM2

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Topics

Electric buses
Literature reviews
School buses

Related to

• "Briefing Paper." http://tti.tamu.edu/documents/0-9907-20-TM2-brief.pdf
• Presentation. http://tti.tamu.edu/documents/0-9907-20-TM2-presentation.pdf

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