Evaluating the Feasibility of Emission-Aware Routing in Urban Bus Systems: A Case Study in Osnabrück
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Abstract
This study quantifies energy consumption and tank-to-wheel (TTW) emissions of urban buses under varying traffic conditions and passenger loads in Osnabrück, Germany, to support emission-aware route assessment in sustainable mobility applications. Exemplary bus trajectories were modeled on a representative 6.17 km route of line M5 (18 m articulated bus; diesel and battery-electric) within a 22.31 km2 traffic net using the Simulation of Urban MObility (SUMO) software, and were calibrated with traffic sensor data. To assess the influence of trajectories in different traffic situations, three different 90 min scenarios were compared (morning peak, noon, night). Trajectory-based energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions were compared by using the SUMO-implemented emission models HBEFA and PHEMlight, as well as data from the literature. Both diesel and electric buses showed variations in energy consumption depending on the traffic conditions, with generally lower energy consumption for electric propulsion. Temporal differences in the TTW emissions of the diesel bus were modest, with slightly higher morning values, while spatial analysis showed PM peaks in pedestrian zones, NOx peaks during acceleration phases, and CO2 increases after stops and in low-speed areas. The results provide spatially resolved TTW factors for integration into routing applications, excluding upstream and non-exhaust processes in line with the defined system boundary.
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OpenAlex topics: Vehicle emissions and performance · Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency · Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
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Faculty of Engineering and Computer Sciences, Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, 49076 Osnabrück, Germany
Funding
Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space
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