Hybrid Bus Emission Certification

West Virginia University (WVU) faculty are developing a "Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Emissions Test Protocol" (including hybrid buses) to compliment the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay fuel economy guidelines. The document is being prepared in accordance with 40 CFR Part 86 and Part 1056, EPA420-P-07-003 "SmartWay Fuel Efficiency Test Protocol for Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles", SAE J2711 "Recommended Practice for Measuring Fuel Economy and Emissions of Hybrid-Electric and Conventional Heavy Duty Vehicles" and the CARB interim certification procedures.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: National Fuel Cell Bus Program, Engineering of Rolling Stock and Equipment - Bus

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $300000.00
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Gikakis, Christina

• Performing Organizations:

  West Virginia University Research Corporation, Morgantown

  886 Chestnut Ridge Road
  Morgantown, WV  United States  26506
• Start Date: 20060925
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20100730
• Source Data: RiP Project 34642

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Certification; Exhaust gases; Heavy duty vehicles; Hybrid vehicles; Pollutants
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01486012
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Jul 10 2013 1:00AM