Assessment of Transport, Natural and Climatic Factors Influence on the Level of Electric Buses Energy Consumption in Urban Environment

The paper considers the issue of expanding the use of electric buses when transporting passengers on regular urban routes, which contribute to a significant reduction in the overall environmental pollution by road transport. Legislative actsconfirming the state support for the development of this industry are analyzed. The results of driving cycles of electric buses AKСM-E321 [AKSM-E321] and AKСM-E433 [AKSM-E433] in Minsk, electric buses ЛиАЗ-6274.00 [LiAZ-6274.00] and КАМАЗ-6282 [KAMAZ-6282] in Tyumen and Moscow are presented. The correlation of the specific average monthly electricity consumption and the average monthly ambient temperature is revealed. It has been established that for Moscow, the most significant factor influencing the electric bus power consumption are transport conditions. The ambient air temperature was identified as a key factor for the city of Tyumen. The research results make it possible to plan the use of electric buses on various urban routes based on runs without recharging. This may allow us to develop recommendations for the use of the studied brands of electric buses on routes of a certain length and complexity.