Citation

Shladover SE. Transp. Res. Rec. 1987; 1155: 28-36.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences USA, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

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Abstract

In this paper, progress in the development of the roadway powered electric vehicle (RPEV) technology for use on a transit bus is reviewed, and the possible future applications of this technology are explored. The paper focuses on the Santa Barbara Electric Bus project, for which this development work was conducted. The various phases of this project are reviewed, and the baseline roadway powered electric vehicle system for Santa Barbara is described. Its costs are compared with those for more conventional bus technologies. The implications of the progress made in the Santa Barbara project for the future of roadway powered electric vehicle technology are explored, leading to an evolutionary step toward highway automation.

Record URL:
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trr/1987/1155/1155-004.pdf

Language: en

Keywords

TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; STORAGE BATTERY VEHICLES; TRANSPORTATION - Economics; MOTOR BUS TRANSPORTATION - Costs