Welcome to the usepa-cti-bca documentation!

Contents:

• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. EPA Heavy-duty Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA) calculation tool
    • 1.1.1. What is the BCA tool?
    • 1.1.2. What are the input files?
    • 1.1.3. Runtime settings set within the BCA_General_Inputs.csv input file
    • 1.1.4. What are the output files?
• 2. Getting started
  • 2.1. Setting up a Python environment
  • 2.2. Running the tool
  • 2.3. For help or questions, contact
• 3. Methodology
  • 3.1. General
  • 3.2. Calculations and Equations
    • 3.2.1. Learning effects applied to costs
    • 3.2.2. Emission repair costs
      • 3.2.2.1. Direct cost scalers
      • 3.2.2.2. Estimated warranty & useful life ages
      • 3.2.2.3. Cost per mile by age (for emission-related repairs)
    • 3.2.3. Discounting
      • 3.2.3.1. Present value
      • 3.2.3.2. Annualized value
  • 3.3. Sensitivites
• 4. usepa-cti-bca bca_tool_code
  • 4.1. calc_deltas module
  • 4.2. def_costs module
  • 4.3. direct_costs module
  • 4.4. discounting module
  • 4.5. emission_costs module
  • 4.6. figures module
  • 4.7. fleet_totals_dict module
  • 4.8. fleet_averages_dict module
  • 4.9. fuel_costs module
  • 4.10. general_functions module
  • 4.11. get_context_data module
  • 4.12. indirect_costs module
  • 4.13. project_dicts module
  • 4.14. project_fleet module
  • 4.15. repair_costs module
  • 4.16. sum_by_vehicle module
  • 4.17. tech_costs module
  • 4.18. tool_main module
  • 4.19. vehicle module
  • 4.20. weighted_results module
• 5. Distribution and Support Policy for EPA Software
  • 5.1. Copyright Status
  • 5.2. Disclaimer of Liability
  • 5.3. Disclaimer of Software Installation/Application

Indices and tables

• Index

• Module Index

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