Fuel Cell Buses in U.S. Transit Fleets : Current Status 2015

2015PDFTech ReportDE-AC36-08GO28308Fuel cell vehiclesOperating costsBus transit operationsElectric busesfuel cell electric bustechnical targetslessons learnedcommercial viabilityCaliforniaNational Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)Eudy, LesliePost, MatthewGikakis, ChristinaNational Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)United States. Federal Transit AdministrationUnited States. Dept. of Energy. Energy Efficiency and Renewable EnergyAlliance for Sustainable Energy, LLCNTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Bus TransportationUS Transportation CollectionThis report, published annually, summarizes the progress of fuel cell electric bus (FCEB) development in the United States and discusses the achievements and challenges of introducing fuel cell propulsion in transit. The report provides a summary of results from evaluations performed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Funding for this effort is provided by the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s (DOE\u2019s) Fuel Cell Technologies Office within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and by the U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s Federal Transit Administration (FTA). NREL publishes individual reports on each demonstration that focus on the results and experiences for that specific project. The annual status report combines results from all of those FCEB demonstrations, tracks the progress of the FCEB industry toward meeting technical targets (as shown in Table ES-1), documents the lessons learned, and discusses the path forward for commercial viability of fuel cell technology for transit buses. Its intent is to inform FTA and DOE decision makers who direct research and funding; state and local government agencies that fund new propulsion technology transit buses; and interested transit agencies and industry manufacturers