The Costs and Benefits Appraisal Tool for Transit Buses

The Costs and Benefits Appraisal Tool for Transit Buses is a web-based tool designed to help city officials and bus operators evaluate the costs, emissions, and social benefits of different bus fuel types to inform clean bus upgrades.

• The Costs and Benefits Appraisal Tool for Transit Buses is an updated version of the Costs and Emissions Appraisal Tool for Transit Buses designed to provide bus operators and city officials with data on costs, emissions, and social benefits for bus fleets using various fuel types. It is intended to support cost-efficient clean bus upgrades, enable transit agencies to validate operator information, and inform officials about the social benefits of low-carbon transit fleets.
• Compared to its predecessor, the Tool features expanded default data regarding electric bus costs and operational information across more bus types and a broader geographic range. Additionally, it incorporates simplified cost functions and calculations for social costs and benefits.
• The Tool is delivered as a webtool to improve user friendliness, allowing users to compare business model and procurement scenarios, though users are encouraged to provide their own local data.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). The Costs and Benefits Appraisal Tool for Transit Buses. https://www.wri.org/research/costs-and-benefits-appraisal-tool-transit-buses

Chicago

World Resources Institute. The Costs and Benefits Appraisal Tool for Transit Buses. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/costs-and-benefits-appraisal-tool-transit-buses.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendcosts, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{The Costs and Benefits Appraisal Tool for Transit Buses}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/costs-and-benefits-appraisal-tool-transit-buses}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }