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Clean Air Publications

From the Federal Transit Administration (FTA):

  • Design Guidelines for Bus Transit Systems Using Electric and Hybrid Electric Propulsion as an Alternative Fuel (PDF - 3.3MB | HTML - 152KB)
  • Design Guidelines for Bus Transit Systems Using Hydrogen as an Alternative Fuel (PDF - 467KB | HTML - 197KB)
  • Summary Assessment of the Safety, Health, Environment, and System Risks of Alternative Fuel (PDF - 2.4MB | HTML - 329KB)

Standards Development

The following are consensus standards development organizations in which US DOT participates.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

  • Code 52 (Note: Subscription Required)

Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Fuel Cell Standards Committee