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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)

TC 197

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

Code 52 (Note: Subscription Required)

Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Fuel Cell Standards Committee

Safety Working Group

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