sarta fuel cell bus and fueling project

SARTA FUEL CELL BUS AND FUELING PROJECT

SARTA Key Facts

• Transport 2.7 million passengers in 2013• 200 employees• $18 million budget• Operates express routes to Akron and

Cleveland (the longest route in Ohio)• 30 routes and countywide paratransit• Extensive use of technology

SARTA Bus Routes

Proline Ridership Profile

Routes by 2009 Ridership

SARTA Vehicle Types

• 11 CNG Paratransit (built in IN)• 11 CNG MV1 (built in IN)• 8 GNG transit buses• 3 CNG Honda Civics (built in Ohio)• 3 CNG Chrysler Town & County (converted

in Ohio)• 4 Diesel Electric Hybrids• 1 Diesel/CNG Duel Fuel• 40 buses use B5 bio diesel

SARTA Initiatives

Going GREEN – Hybrid Vehicles, Bike Racks on Buses

SARTA CNG Usage

• OVER 15,000 PUBIC USES SINCE MAY 2012• 70,000 Gasoline Gallons Equ (GGE) used

last month• 35,000 GGE to the public in May 2014• Busiest public CNG facility in Ohio• Public transactions are by credit card• Users: Kimble, Pepsico, Hometown Ice,

Earth & Wood, and Waste Management

CNG/Diesel StudyJan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Diesel Fuel (Gallons) N/A 142.60 223.40 198.10 545.70 338.60 394.60 495.80 177.60CNG (GGE) N/A 161.38 143.27 101.84 305.00 226.08 241.34 228.93 125.49

Miles Driven N/A 958 1268 1216 3072 1731 1907 2298 1405CNG Cost Per Mile N/A 0.17$ 0.11$ 0.08$ 0.10$ 0.13$ 0.13 0.10 0.09 0.12$

Diesel Cost Per Mile N/A 0.46$ 0.54$ 0.50$ 0.55$ 0.60$ 0.64 0.67 0.39 0.53$ Combined Fuel Cost Per Mile N/A 0.63$ 0.66$ 0.59$ 0.65$ 0.73$ 0.76 0.77 0.48 0.65$

CNG Cost Per GGE ($0.99) 0.99$ 0.99$ 0.99$ 0.99$ 0.99$ 0.99$ 0.99$ 0.99$ 0.99$ 0.99$ 0.99$ 0.99$ CNG MPG N/A 5.93 8.85 11.94 10.07 7.66 7.90 10.04 11.20 8.89

Diesel Cost Per Gal ($3.09) 3.09$ 3.09$ 3.09$ 3.09$ 3.09$ 3.09$ 3.09$ 3.09$ 3.09$ 3.09$ 3.09$ 3.09$ Diesel MPG 6.72 5.68 6.14 5.63 5.11 4.83 4.63 7.91 5.85

Diesel Fuel (Gallons) 192.10 465.30 757.90 517.30 457.10 528.30 639.30 678.20 648.40Miles Driven 743 1,964 3,054 2,148 1697 1967 2263 2558 2456

Diesel Cost Per Mile 0.80$ 0.73$ 0.77$ 0.74$ 0.83$ 0.83$ 0.87$ 0.82$ 0.82$ 0.80$ Diesel Cost Per Gal ($3.09) 3.09$ 3.09$ 3.09$ 3.09$ 3.09$ 3.09$ 3.09$ 3.09$ 3.09$ 3.09$ 3.09$ 3.09$

Diesel MPG 3.86 4.22 4.03 4.15 3.71 3.72 3.54 3.77 3.79 3.87CNG (GGE) 970.34 1,323.39 1,203.85 1,154.30 1,017.50 1,210.51 516.14 1,068.02 1,087.18

Miles Driven 3,456 4,695 5,319 5,539 4531 5404 2570 4887 4825CNG Cost Per Mile 0.28$ 0.28$ 0.22$ 0.21$ 0.22$ 0.22$ 0.20$ 0.22$ 0.22$ 0.23$

CNG Cost Per GGE ($0.99) 0.99$ 0.99$ 0.99$ 0.99$ 0.99$ 0.99$ 0.99$ 0.99$ 0.99$ 0.99$ 0.99$ 0.99$ CNG MPG 3.56 3.54 4.42 4.79 4.45 4.46 4.98 4.58 4.44 4.36

(GGE = Gasoline Gallon Equivalent)

Summary of Regular Diesel Bus (0054) 2006 to May 2013Summary of Full CNG Bus (1292) 2006 to May 2013 Summary of Converted (0158) 2006 to May 2013- Average MPG 3.87 - Average MPG 4.36 - Average diesel only MPG 5.85- Average diesel fuel cost per mile $0.80 - Average CNG fuel cost per mile $0.23 - Average diesel fuel only cost per mile $0.53

- Average CNG MPG 8.89** Bus 0158 for March had 4 days of Diesel only operation that have been removed from the calculation - Average CNG fuel cost per mile $0.12** Bus 0158 for April had 8 days of Diesel only operation that have removed from the calculation - Combined CNG and diesel average MPG 7.37** Bus 0158 for June had 7 days of Diesel only operation that have been removed from the calculation - Combined CNG /Diesel fuel cost per mile $0.65** Bus 0158 for July had 6 days of Diesel only operation that have been removed from the calculation** Bus 0158 for August had 3 days of Diesel only operation that have been removed from the calculation** Bus 0158 for September had 3 days of Diesel only operation that have been removed from the calculation

RegularDiesel

Bus0054

FullCNG Bus

1292

ConvertedBus

0158

Baseline Historical Data by Month for Year 2013

Public Station

National Fuel Cell Bus Program

• Part of a $90 million Federal Transit Administration program

• Goal is to demonstrate fuel cell buses• Set goals for performance and

demonstration of vehicles• Deployed vehicles IN NY, CA, MA, and SC• fuel cell buses will be in Canton • Total federal funding is $5.54 million

American Fuel Cell Bus

Bus Schematic

Reliability Testing

• Second bus will be put through FTA’s required durability test at Altoona,

• This is required for any vehicle to be offered commercially as a production vehicle.

• Both buses should start production later in 2015.

Fuel cell and converter

Hydrogen Tanks

Ventilation System

Production bus

No Emissions Bus Program

• SARTA, CALSTART, OSU, Sandia National Laboratory, National Renewal Laboratory Honda, Ballard, BAE, El Dorado are partner to bring 6 Fuel Cell buses to Ohio

• Sunline Transit in Palm Springs, CA• ODOT granted SARTA $500,000 for

hydrogen infrastructure• First in US outside of California

Project Goals for FTA/DOE

Draft target Draft targetBus Lifetime 12 years/500,000 Bus Avial 90%Powerplant Life 25,000 Hours, 6 years Road Call frequency Bus: 4,000/Powerplant 20,000

miles between roadcallsFuel Economy 8 Miles per Gall diesel Operaation time 20 hours per day/7 days per weekPowerplant cost $200,000 Range 300 miles

Bus Specification

NOLO Proposal

• If funded, will be the largest order of fuel cell buses produced in the nation

• Will be the interim step between demonstration and a production model.

• Also drives down the cost curve toward commercialization

• Provides the transit industry a heavy duty zero emissions vehicle.

Hydrogen Station at UC Irvine

Orange County Tri Gen

Delivered H2 Storage

Hydrogen Station

• The majority are in CA

What does this mean for Ohio?

• Center of Excellence for mobile fuel cells• Increased market for Ohio based

companies• High profile project that will increase

exposure to Ohio companies• Support roll out of new cars and buses