TRL to monitor low emission bus performance

TRL, a global centre for innovation in transport and mobility, has been commissioned to monitor and evaluate the performance and impacts of low emission buses in 13 locations across the UK.

The organisation will carry out data collection and analysis of bus and infrastructure performance, cost savings and environmental impacts to create insight reports for the Department for Transport (DfT) and the bus industry.

This aims to allow the government and bus operators to make informed decisions about how to develop low emission bus fleets and infrastructure.

Denis Naberezhnykh, head of ultra-low emission vehicles and energy at TRL, commented: “There is a lot of emphasis on reducing emissions in the UK and improving air quality within our communities, this is why it is vital the various low emission bus solutions being put in place are evaluated, to inform smart investments and policy decisions in the future.”

“By implementing a robust process for collecting accurate and reliable data from these projects over an extended duration, a comprehensive understanding of their performance and impacts will be obtained and made available to the DfT, bus operators and the broader bus industry.”