Alternative Fuel Sources In Mass Transit Matt Baker Eric Reid Mercer University School of Engineering

Oil Shortage Scare Alternative Fuel Sources Including: –Biofuels Ethanol (E-85) Biodiesel –Hybrid/Electric –Hydrogen Mercer University School of Engineering

The Mass Transit Frontier Some economic problems have been associated with alt. fuel sources in personal vehicles Mass transit could provide a more efficient market for these fuel sources More people using less resources is more cost efficient Mercer University School of Engineering

Biofuels Ethanol (E-85) –Already in use –Deemed economically inefficient by some –Affects food sources Biodiesel –In use in some large vehicles and machines Mercer University School of Engineering

Hydrogen Idea is viable Technology and resources are not advanced enough to implement hydrogen in a cost-effective manner Mercer University School of Engineering

Hybrid-Electric Already in use in mass transit and personal vehicles –Personal vehicles Costly to implement –Mass Transit More people using less vehicles, which makes it more cost efficient Mercer University School of Engineering

Cons of Biofuel/Hydrogen Biofuel  Raising price of corn due to production of ethanol  Using food resources is creating more problems than it’s solving Hydrogen  Technology has potential  Fuel cell isn’t ready for mass production/safety Mercer University School of Engineering

IEEE Endorsement for Hybrid-Electric Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 6-Step Action Plan to speed up and encourage development of Hybrid-Electric Transportation Mercer University School of Engineering

Mass Transit – New York City About one in three users of mass transit and two- thirds of the nation's rail riders live in New York City or its suburbs New York is the only city in the United States where over half of all households do not own a car Mercer University School of Engineering

Mass Transit Action Plan Use New York City as a case study for hybrid-electric in mass transit  Highest per person mass transit city in U.S.  Provides large-scale experimental data on viability of hybrid-electric mass transit Saves government as well as consumer valuable tax dollars that can be spent elsewhere  Consumer saves by using mass transit rather than personal vehicle  Government saves tax dollars because less is spent on fuel to facilitate mass transit systems Mercer University School of Engineering

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