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A Method for the Identification of Critical Interstop Sections in Terms of Introducing Electric Buses in Public Transport

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  • Adrian Barchański

    (Department of Transport Systems, Traffic Engineering and Logistics, Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland)

  • Renata Żochowska

    (Department of Transport Systems, Traffic Engineering and Logistics, Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland)

  • Marcin Jacek Kłos

    (Department of Transport Systems, Traffic Engineering and Logistics, Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland)

Abstract

Among the activities that cities are taking to reduce the emissions of harmful substances emitted by conventional engine-powered vehicles is replacing the fleet with electric vehicles in public transport that can operate in urban areas. Fleet conversion is a process in which one of the decisions that must be made is the choice of lines that should be served in the first place by electric buses. Due to the specificity of the battery charging process, the routes of lines serviced by electric vehicles should run through sections that are as little exposed to disruptions as possible, which can adversely affect the travel time of these sections. The main goal of the article was to develop a method that supports the search for bus lines that are characterized by the highest level of reliability and punctuality and therefore also by the stability of the travel time between stops. The proposed method makes it possible to indicate critical interstop sections that have the greatest impact on the sensitivity of the line to disturbances. It was assumed that the more critical sections of the route, the greater the risk of bus delay, which may be disadvantageous in the case of electric vehicles due to the need to reach the battery charging station in time. The method was implemented on the example of selected lines in the Upper Silesian region (Poland) for data covering four years (2016–2019). The proposed approach allowed for the development of the ranking of lines, corresponding to the order in which the conventional fleet should be changed to electric.

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  • Adrian Barchański & Renata Żochowska & Marcin Jacek Kłos, 2022. "A Method for the Identification of Critical Interstop Sections in Terms of Introducing Electric Buses in Public Transport," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(20), pages 1-37, October.
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