Life Cycle Cost Analysis of the Fuel Cell Bus Based on Chinese Bus Cycle

Abstract:

During the project: Electric Hybrid Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell Transit Buses in China, the authors set up a model to calculate the life cycle cost of fuel cell bus (FCB). The model includes acquisition cost, fuel consumption cost and maintenance cost. In addition, the authors also take the government subsidies into account. After calculating, we see the cost of fuel cell is the most sensitive part of FCB life cycle cost. Using the model, we compared different bus life cycle costs. The result shows that FCB life cycle cost is 5 times more than the current diesel bus.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 403-408)
• Pages: 3220-3223
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.403-408.3220
• Online since: November 2011
• Authors: Rui Chen, Ning Wang, Jun Ma
• Keywords: Chinese Bus Cycle, Fuel Cell Bus, Life Cycle Cost (LCC)

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