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MEASUREMENT THE FUEL CONSUMPTION OF BUSES FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT BY THE METHODOLOGY ''SORT'' (STANDARDISED ON-ROAD TESTS CYCLES)
Authors: Slobodan Mišanović, Vladimir Spasojević
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The consumption of fuel is important indicator and aspect in operation of buses for public transportation. During the tender procedure for the procurement of new buses, fuel consumption is presenting one of the evaluation criteria in order to optimize the operating costs of the vehicle during its life cycle. Since 2009, in the EU as official methodology for measuring the fuel consumption of buses for urban - suburban transport, is used SORT methodology. The methodology is a simulation of real traffic conditions: acceleration, deceleration, stopping, vehicle load, measuring the amount of fuel consumed and processing results on the specially prepared test site for city, intercity and combined cycle. This paper shows the methodology SORT 1 (urban cycle) and the results of tests on five buses of GSP ''Beograd'', brand ''Solaris Urbino 18'', which were conducted in February and March of 2014, on the proving ground ''Santa Oliva'' ( Spain ) by certification body ''Applus Idiada''. Also, will be presented a comparative view of fuel consumption for buses ''Solaris Urbino 18'' in real operating conditions on the routes are served by GSP ''Beograd''.