Economic Assessment of Investment in Electric Buses and CNG Buses – A Case Study of a Public Transport Company

• Autorzy: Fabianová Jana , Janeková Jaroslava

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12913/22998624/151801

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The article deals with green investment focused on urban public transport. This work presents a holistic approach to evaluating investments in electric and CNG buses, i.e., the economic efficiency assessment, including the risk aspect. The investment project is assessed in terms of the source of funding and risk factors affecting the profitability of the project. A non-repayable subsidy from the European Social Fund in the amount of 0%, 25%, 50% and 90% of investment costs is considered. Economic efficiency is assessed in terms of profitability through the financial criterion Net Present Value (NPV) and risk using mean NPV and standard deviation. The result of the evaluation of the variants of the investment project is that the investment project without the support of non-repayable resources is loss-making. With a low level of financial support, it is more economical to procure CNG buses. With a higher level of financial support, investments in electric buses are more profitable, due to lower operating costs

Słowa kluczowe

EN

investment decision; e-bus; CNG bus; Monte Carlo simulation

• Wydawca: Lublin University of Technology ; Polish Society of Ecological Engineering (PTIE), Branch of PTIE in Lublin
• Czasopismo: Advances in Science and Technology. Research Journal
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 16, no 4
• Strony: 96--105
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 23 poz., fig., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Fabianová Jana

• Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnology, Technical University of Kosice, Letná 9, Košice, Slovakia

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4985-0415

autor

Janeková Jaroslava

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Letná 9, Košice, Slovakia

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).