Nottingham UKBus Charging Project

Peter SaundersTransport Planner Nottingham City Council

13 BYD (Build Your Dreams) single decker

buses

12 BYD Charging Points

• £4M investment.

• Government Green

Bus grant 2016

• Remourban

• Nottingham’s

Workplace Parking

Levy

£945,000 Charging Infrastructure

Trench,

Cables

& bases

£437,000

Lease &

legal

£11,500

Civils &

Plinths

£102,500Substation

Charging

Points

Resurfacing/Fencing/Kerbing

£320,000

Painting/lining

Floodlights/Cameras

£35,000

Project Management £20,000

ChallengesFlood Risk

Solution: 396 kva Substation & Switch Room. Additional charging capacity on slip road

UK Distributor Network Organisation’s (DNO): differing standards/procedures/opinions Solution: UK Govt pressing DNOs to perform. New standardised process for grid connection applications

Supply Chain: Replacement parts e.g. windscreens

Solution: BYD joint venture with Alexander Dennis Ltd (leading UK bus builder). BYD chassis/battery. AD bodies

Upscaling/Advice

- Large footprint - queuing/charging /turning.

- Council owned land?

- EV’s expensive – Capital outlay

- Grant dependant

- Site capacity - electrical supply

- Operational advantages

- Strategic Air Quality Plans

- Electric double decker's on the way