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| SORT | |||||||||
| A joint project of the UITP Bus Committee launched in September 2000 | |||||||||
| Objectives |
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For ecological, normative,
technical, economical and contractual reasons, public transport
companies call for vehicle manufacturers to provide minimum fuel
consumption standards. The bus sector, operators and manufacturers,
need certain technical vehicle data, in particular concerning performance
and consumption, in order to have a better knowledge of the Life
Cycle Cost of fleets. Pre-purchase tests are therefore becoming
increasingly common. However, as they tend to be based on individual
situations and specifications, they are both time and money consuming,
and results cannot be transferred. In order to ease test procedures, control test costs and to optimise contractual relations, UITP believes it is in the common interest of both parties, customers and suppliers, to design a clear, unequivocal reference tool to assess road vehicles fuel consumption. No such universal tool has been created up to now. |
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| SORT will provide a useful comparison tool for performance and consumption. | |||||||||
| Partners | |||||||||
| This project is carried out jointly by operators of the Bus Committee and by manufacturers : Berkhof/Jonckheere, DAF, Evobus, Irisbus, MAN, Neoplan, Van Hool, Voith, Volvo, ZF | |||||||||
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| SORT is first example of multilateral
pro-active co-operation between the Bus
Division within UITP. The working group is currently designing a set of universal, location-neutral tests, which are representative, comparable, easy to reproduce and to carry out. Those tests will be performed by clearly defined vehicles, in clearly defined conditions. The proposed methodology will provide standardised data. The working group commits itself to completing the first stage by the Madrid Congress in may 2003. |
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| Contact | |||||||||
| For more information, please contact studies@uitp.com. | |||||||||