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Techno-economic analysis and environmental impact of electric buses

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dc.contributor.authorYusof N.K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAbas P.E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMahlia T.M.I.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHannan M.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57222505487en_US
dc.contributor.authorid6506187323en_US
dc.contributor.authorid56997615100en_US
dc.contributor.authorid7103014445en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-29T09:08:53Z
dc.date.available2023-05-29T09:08:53Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionCommerce; Cost benefit analysis; Diesel engines; Economic analysis; Electric automobiles; Electric power generation; Electric power plants; Environmental impact; Life cycle; Purchasing; Renewable energy resources; Battery technology; Charging infrastructures; Diesel prices; Life cycle cost analysis; Lifecycle costs; Maintenance cost; Renewable energy source; Techno-Economic analysis; Costsen_US
dc.description.abstractElectric vehicles are a leading candidate in the clean energy market. This paper aims to analyse the feasibility of the deployment of electric buses (EB) based on the existing bus routes in Brunei, by the use of life cycle cost analysis and the analysis of the parameters that influence the overall life cycle cost. The findings from the study revealed that EB are significantly more expensive than diesel buses (DB), with their acquisition and maintenance costs contributing substantially to their overall life cycle cost. In order to promote EB deployment, the government needs to look simultaneously into providing subsidies for EB and imposing taxes on DB, the provision of charging infrastructure, and ensuring maintenance capability, as well as increasing the current subsidised diesel price. It was also shown that increasing the cost of diesel to the average US diesel price of USD$3.101/L, an initial subsidy of USD$67,586 towards the purchase of EB, and a tax of USD$67,586 for the purchase of DB would allow EB to compete in the market, with the amount of tax and subsidy being gradually reducible over time, as EB and battery technology becomes more mature. From an environmental perspective, the emissions from EB come out higher than the emissions from DB. The efficiency of electric power generation needs to be enhanced, and renewable energy sources and the adoption of carbon capture technology need to be explored in order to exploit the full benefit of EB and ensure more environmentally sustainable bus operation. � 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.en_US
dc.description.natureFinalen_US
dc.identifier.ArtNo31
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/wevj12010031
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85102936604
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85102936604&doi=10.3390%2fwevj12010031&partnerID=40&md5=64da3542eb85b3b1fa9f060fae27c0d9
dc.identifier.urihttps://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/26303
dc.identifier.volume12
dc.publisherMDPI AGen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAll Open Access, Gold
dc.sourceScopus
dc.sourcetitleWorld Electric Vehicle Journal
dc.titleTechno-economic analysis and environmental impact of electric busesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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