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Thirteen Year Case Study

Thirteen Year Case Study. Thirteen years of progress but what does the future hold?. What have we accomplished?. 1997- no alternate fuel vehicles and no strategy in place. Passage of environmental bond act, formation of Clean Fuel Vehicle Council.

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Thirteen Year Case Study

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  1. Thirteen Year Case Study Thirteen years of progress but what does the future hold?

  2. What have we accomplished? • 1997- no alternate fuel vehicles and no strategy in place. Passage of environmental bond act, formation of Clean Fuel Vehicle Council. • 1998- Took delivery of 15 Toyota RAV4 electric vehicles, 40 dedicated CNG Honda Civics and 16 Ford dedicated CNG pick up trucks and 12 Chrysler dedicated CNG Vans. • 1999- Continued to exceed EPACT requirement for vehicle purchases. Looked into Fuel Cell technology, Bio Diesel, E-85, Methanol, LNG, and Hybrid technology for future consideration. Developed plan to build CNG infrastructure at state facilities to support fleet.

  3. The next phase! • 2000- Continued to exceed EPACT requirement for purchases. Opened the first of 30 low volume fast fill CNG stations under budget and ahead of Schedule. Started looking for solutions for the heavy duty fleet. • 2001- Continued to exceed EPACT requirement. Completed the first 30 low volume stations and planned first of the high volume stations and capacity upgrades for some of the low volume to keep pace with demand. Retired 15 electric RAV4’s at the end of the lease. • 2002- Continued to exceed EPACT requirement. Started building high volume stations and up grading capacity at low volume stations. Developed RFP for Public/Private partnership to sell CNG to the public.

  4. The Next Four Years • 2003- We continue to exceed our EPACT requirement. Develop Contract for Public Private Partnership. Convert first heavy duty vehicle to CNG dual fuel. • 2004- Continue to exceed EPACT requirement. Dispense more than 35,000 gallons CNG per month. Begin pilot use of Bio diesel in 4 locations. • 2005- Use banked credits to meet our EPACT requirement. Dispense more than 50,000 gallons of CNG per month. Expand CNG Dual Fuel fleet statewide. • 2006- We will need to use banked credits to meet Epact requirement. We are working on a Ultra low Sulpher/ B5 Bio Diesel Fuel to be used in all of our departments diesel fuel facilities.

  5. Current Status • We have 716 dedicated CNG light duty and 10 hybrids, along with 35 heavy duty dual fuel vehicles. • We have 55 CNG stations built, along with 3 OGS, and 2 Parks and Recreation facilities dispensing over 900,000 gallons per year. • We have 49 counties using Bio Diesel B10 but we anticipate using B10 with Ultra Low SulpherDiesel in all our facilities in the next year.

  6. The Future??? • We are trying to convince OEM’s to continue to produce CNG vehicles and expand product offerings but we are also trying to put forth an up fit contract to fill the current void. • We are still pursuing LNG as the solution for locations without natural gas pipelines and as the logical choice for the heavy duty vehicle segment. • We will continue to monitor hydrogen fuel cell and other advancing technologies for practicality in our fleet operations.

  7. The Future??? • The heavy duty market could become an important driver as diesel emissions criteria offset the cost of CNG vrs diesel truck ownership. • We need the LNG legislation passed and signed into law. • We need auto manufacturer’s to produce more CNG vehicle platforms. Home refueling has provided the egg, it’s now time for the chicken to step up and be counted.

  8. Home Refueling

  9. Background • “Diesel Emissions Reduction Act 2006” (DERA) amended the ECL • ECL 19-0323 added: “Use of Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel & Best Available Technology by the State” • proposed draft Part 248 regulation

  10. Retrofit Technology Definitions • DOC (Diesel Oxidation Catalyst) • PCRT (Partial Filter) • DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter) • CCRT (Continuously Regenerating Technology) • APF (Active Particulate Filter) • CCV (Closed Crankcase Ventilation)

  11. Diesel Oxidation Catalysts • PM ≥ 20% • CO ≥ 90% • HC ≥ 90% Versatile Installations Fuel Tolerant No Maintenance Low Cost Solution

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