Central Florida Clean Cities Coalition The Bright Future of Clean Energy Transportation Doug Kettles July 5, 2017 Florida Association For Pupil Transportation 69th Annual Summer Conference and Trade Show

Introduction to Clean Cities Opportunities Agenda Introduction to Clean Cities Opportunities Volkswagen Settlement Idle Reduction Solar Schools Solar Facilities Technology Update Connected and Autonomous Electric Transportation

Why Clean Cities? Reduced petroleum consumption Clean Cities advances the energy, economic, and environmental security of the United States by supporting local actions to  cut petroleum use in transportation. Reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions Reduced dependence on imported petroleum Clean Cities is a program within the U.S. Department of Energy’s (or DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office. DOE’s mission is to ensure the United States’ security and prosperity by addressing energy, environmental, and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions. Clean Cities was established in response to the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and is a community-based program that creates partnerships in the public and private sectors. Its mission is to advance the energy, economic, and environmental security of the United States by supporting local actions to cut petroleum use in transportation. The benefits of the Clean Cities program include: Reduced petroleum consumption. Currently, our transportation system and much of our economy runs on petroleum. In fact, transportation accounts for more than 70% of our nation’s petroleum use, with the large majority of it being used for on-road vehicles. Through Clean Cities’ portfolio of alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies, the program has saved more than 8.5 billion gallons of petroleum since the program’s beginning in 1993. Reduced greenhouse gas, or GHG, emissions. Transportation is also a major cause of climate change and contributes to more than one quarter of the United States’ GHG emissions. Many of the solutions in the Clean Cities portfolio substantially reduce GHG emissions from vehicles, including biofuels, plug-in electric vehicles (also known as PEVs), idle reduction, and fuel efficiency. Clean Cities prevented more than 5.6 million tons of GHG emissions in 2015 alone. That’s equivalent to removing nearly 1.3 million passenger cars off the road for the year. Reduced dependence on imported petroleum. Almost 25% of the petroleum used in the United States is imported. Increasing our use of alternative fuels increases the diversity of our fuel sources, so that we don’t need to rely on petroleum alone. In addition, most alternative fuels are domestically produced, so they support our local and national economy.

Reduce Replace Eliminate Portfolio Reduce Replace Over the years, Clean Cities has kept up with a rapidly changing industry on its mission to cut petroleum use. The program’s activities fall under a trifecta of strategies: Replace petroleum with alternative and renewable fuels, including biodiesel, electricity, ethanol, hydrogen, natural gas, propane, and other fuels; Reduce petroleum consumption through smarter driving practices and fuel economy improvements; and Eliminate petroleum use through idle reduction and other fuel-saving technologies and practices. Eliminate

Complementary Framework Local & National Partnerships Information & Education Competitively Awarded Financial Assistance Technical & Problem Solving Assistance Clean Cities focuses on four major activities (represented by the nodes of this web) as part of a complementary framework: Local & National Partnerships: Clean Cities helps convene key community and business leaders to develop and implement projects, leverage resources, and address local barriers through the program’s coalitions. In addition, national partnerships leverage Clean Cities resources nationwide to engage with larger fleets and organizations. Information & Education: Clean Cities develops data-driven tools to help consumers save money on fuel costs and help fleets understand their options for cost-effective alternatives to gasoline and diesel fuel. Technical & Problem Solving Assistance: Clean Cities experts help local leaders address permitting and safety issues, technology shortfalls, and other project implementation barriers. Competitively Awarded Financial Assistance: Clean Cities utilizes federal awards to provide funds that encourage an initial private sector match and long-term investment. This framework is bolstered by local support through designated Clean Cities coalitions [like ours] that have their finger on the pulse of local market conditions and priorities. These local coalitions [like ours] can tap national resources to provide unbiased information, tools, experts to address barriers and solve problems, national partnerships with industry and large national fleets, publicity through mass media and outreach, and financial assistance to jump-start markets and incentivize private investment. Clean Cities coalitions are locally based with the ability to tap national resources.

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Opportunities Volkswagen Diesel Settlements EPA and CARB brought actions against Volkswagen Response to installation of computer software designed to cheat on emissions tests ~590,000 vehicles sold between 2009 and 2016 Approximately $24 billion in fines and penalties have been assessed Settlements are, the Mitigation Trust Agreement (MTA) and Zero Emissions Vehicle Investment (ZEV) Funds are for restitution to the purchasers of vehicles and environmental mitigation Mitigation can be replacing older diesel vehicles and installing EV infrastructure Florida will receive direct cash payments of $166,278,744.54 from the MTA Florida administrator of funds has not been named Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has the lead DEP issued RFI on 5/12, responses were due 6/23 Much more to come

Opportunities Volkswagen Eligible Actions (Appendix D-2) Class 4-8 School Bus, Shuttle Bus, or Transit Bus (Eligible Buses) 2009 engine model year or older class 4-8 school buses, shuttle buses, or transit buses. Eligible buses must be scrapped. Eligible buses may be repowered or replaced with new diesel or Alternate Fueled or All-Electric engine. For Government Owned Eligible Buses, and Privately Owned School Buses Under Contract with a Public School District, Beneficiaries may draw funds from the Trust in the amount of: Up to 100% of the cost of a Repower with a new diesel or Alternate Fueled (e.g. CNG, propane, Hybrid) engine, including the costs of installation of such engine. Up to 100% of the cost of a new diesel or Alternate Fueled (e.g. CNG, propane, Hybrid) vehicle. Up to 100% of the cost of a Repower with a new All-Electric engine, including the costs of installation of such engine, and charging infrastructure associated with the new All-Electric engine. Up to 100% of the cost of a new All-Electric vehicle, including charging infrastructure associated with the new All-Electric vehicle.

Opportunities Volkswagen Eligible Actions (Continued) For Non-Government Owned Buses, Beneficiaries may draw funds from the Trust in the amount of: Up to 40% of the cost of a Repower with a new diesel or Alternate Fueled (e.g. CNG, propane, Hybrid) engine, including the costs of installation of such engine. Up to 75% of the cost of a Repower with a new All-Electric engine, including the costs of installation of such engine, and charging infrastructure associated with the new All-Electric engine. Up to 75% of the cost of a new All-Electric vehicle, including charging infrastructure associated with the new All-Electric vehicle Florida DEP websites https://www.dep.state.fl.us/air/about_air/volkswagen-Settlement.htm https://www.dep.state.fl.us/air/about_air/Volkswagen/Appendix-D.pdf

Opportunities Idle Reduction School bus idling is particularly problematic because of the negative health impacts for children Wastes over 6 billion gallons of fuel in the U.S. each year  Increases operating cost, engine wear and maintenance costs Fleets may implement policies to set minimum fuel-efficiency targets or require the use of idle reduction practices Fleet managers can train their drivers on the benefits of reduced idling and how to use idle reduction strategies Clean Cities can provide print products, templates, presentations, and information resources that can assist in creating idle reduction projects Worksheets to help calculate the cost of avoidable idling, as well as potential savings from reducing idling time by implementing technologies and practices

SunSmart Schools 10,000 watt solar electric arrays with battery back-up at select schools throughout Florida Offsets electricity costs to the school and/or school district Provides power to the critical loads in the emergency shelter portion of the school

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Technology Update—Autonomous and Connected Autonomous vehicle technology exists and has been deployed Congress is moving forward on standardized regulation Florida is very engaged in autonomous legislation and testing Testing of platooned transit buses Advantages of autonomous vehicles: 90% of accidents are driver related Traffic and fuel economy will improve Improved access for all population segments Specialized vehicles Less need for parking in urban areas

Technology Update—Autonomous and Connected Again, the technology exist, the applications are being developed Advantages of connected vehicles: First think about what the current technology can do, then add Improved traffic control, bus prioritization Pick up cancellation, auto reroute Adaptive cruise control, Emergency response On board systems management

Connected Environment Source: Automotive World

Electric Transportation Is becoming a viable alternative Battery cost dropped 80% 2010-2016 Blue Bird awarded $4.4 million to develop a school bus Demonstration deployments in 2019 Much lower operating cost Fuel ~$1.00/gal. No radiator, transmission, oil Battery life typically equals the life of the vehicle

Central Florida Clean Cities Co-Coordinator Sr. Research Analyst Description Doug Kettles Central Florida Clean Cities Co-Coordinator Sr. Research Analyst Electric Vehicle Transportation Center 1679 Clearlake Road Cocoa, FL  32922 321-638-1527 dougkettles@fsec.ucf.edu

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