Evaluating Alternative Fuels for Fleets: A Vehicle Assessment Project for the United States Postal Service 971727
The Northeast Area of the Postal Service recently completed an assessment of the environmental and economic impacts of deploying alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The study was conducted in accordance with procedures established by the President's Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) to implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This assessment produced a new computer model which is capable of comparing the environmental and economic impacts of various alternative fuel fleet options. The model was developed to be flexible in that it is able to compare various technologies and vehicle mixes and can also function as a data sensitivity testing program. The AFV assessment computer model provides the Postal Service with the tool needed to continually assess the environmental and economic impacts associated with rapidly changing AFV technologies.
Citation: Robbins, R., Deshais, K., Tamura, T., and Cecil, S., "Evaluating Alternative Fuels for Fleets: A Vehicle Assessment Project for the United States Postal Service," SAE Technical Paper 971727, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/971727. Download Citation
Author(s):
Ronald Robbins, Kenneth Deshais, Todd Tamura, Steven Cecil
Pages: 10
Event:
International Spring Fuels & Lubricants Meeting & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
State of Alternative Fuel Technologies 1997-SP-1274
Related Topics:
Alternative fuels
Computer simulation
Fleets
Tools and equipment
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