PROJECT PORTFOLIO The Center for Transportation and the Environment is successfully managing the following sample list of projects organized under five active program based categories: Department of Transportation (DOT), Department of Energy (DOE), California State Funding, Independent Consulting, and Transportation Demand Management (TDM). Also included are Completed Programs under Department of Defense, Southern Hydrogen & Coalition, and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). For additional information on the projects listed, please visit our website, www.cte.tv

LOW OR NO EMISSION VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT . CTE will assist DTA in analyzing route data and will work PROGRAM (Low-No) with DTA to determine realistic use scenarios, aid in planning for vehicle deployment, and collecting and analyzing operational CTE is presently partnered with 13 US transit agencies and all data during the demonstration. By replacing some of the oldest four major North American manufacturers on 14 Low-No diesel buses in the fleet, DTA is further magnifying the air quality projects. In 2015, the Federal Transit Administration awarded impact of the all-electric buses. CTE three of 10 Low-No discretionary grants and in 2016, CTE was awarded an additional 11 of 20 total grants. The main pur- TriMet Active pose of the Low-No program is to deploy the cleanest and most CTE, in partnership with Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation energy efficient U.S.-made transit buses that have been largely CTE, in partnership with Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation proven in testing and demonstrations but are not yet widely District of Oregon (TriMet) is managing the deployment of four deployed in transit fleets. battery electric Xcelsior XE40 buses with en route fast charging and depot charging in the Portland area. CTE will Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Active employ route and rate modeling to determine the most efficient CTE, in partnership with Massachusetts Bay Transportation and cost effective routes on which to deploy the buses Authority (MBTA), is managing the deployment of five battery electric XE60 heavy-duty, low-floor, 60-foot Central Contra Costa Transit Authority Active articulated buses and a 450 kW en route charger. The CTE, in partnership with Central Contra Costa Transit (CCCTA) team will deploy the buses on the Silver Line Bus Rapid Tran- is managing the deployment of four zero emission bat- sit System in Boston. The new zero-emission buses feature a tery electric buses. These buses will be Gillig’s first ground-up second powered drive axle that will improve performance on ice production all electric buses. Under this project, CCCTA will and snow-covered roads. expand their existing service from 13 to 17 buses. The buses will be capable of both on-route wireless charging Lextran Active and depot plug-in charging. WAVE and Efacec are also partners CTE, in partnership with Lextran, the Transit Authority of the in this project. Lexington Fayette Urban County Government, in Lexington, KY, is managing a bus replacement project in which five conven- Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District Active tionally fueled diesel transit buses will be replaced with five 40’ CTE has partenerd with Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District Proterra all-electric transit buses. The buses will be charged en (METRO) to deploy three BYD buses and one route using a fast- that, on average, recharges system. The buses will operate on Highway 17 Express con- the buses in less than 10 minutes. necting Santa Cruz residents with jobs in the high-tech industry in Silicon Valley. METRO began transitioning its fleet to 100% Duluth Transit Authority Active alternative fuel in 2002. Currently, 78 of its 100 buses operate on CTE has partnered with Duluth Transit Authority (DTA) in Duluth, an alternative fuel. In 2015, METRO’s board committed to a path MN and Proterra for this deployment. The for adding electric buses to its fleet. team will deploy a number of Proterra 40’ XR battery electric

ATLANTA • BERKELEY • LOS ANGELES • SAINT PAUL WWW.CTE.TV The Center for Transportation and the Environment • 1 Delaware Transit Corporation Active Clemson Area Transit Active CTE, in partnership with Delaware Transit Corporation, will CTE is working with Clemson Area Transit (CATbus) to deploy deploy four 35’ buses with on-route and depot 12 battery electric buses. CTE will assist CATbus with an RFP charging. The buses will serve the Dover state capitol area. The process to select the bus provider. Leveraging the successful deployment of the battery electric buses will greatly reduce deployment of the nation’s first zero emission transit fleet in Sen- emissions and help to improve air quality in the state’s capital. eca, SC, the goal of this project is to replace aging diesel buses DTC will also increase service to otherwise underserved areas. serving Clemson University and the City of Clemson. CATbus’ goal is to transition to a 100% zero emission fleet. The City of Columbia Active CTE is working with the City of Columbia Missouri (COMO) to City of Shreveport Active deploy three 30 ft BYD K7M battery electric buses. The battery CTE has partnered with the City of Shreveport, LA to deploy five electric buses will replace aging diesel vehicles. By deploying Proterra 35’ Catalyst buses with depot charging. The buses will these advanced technology buses, the City of Columbia will operate on three routes and also use an overhead fast charger reduce its energy consumption and local emissions and con- for range extension. The fast charger location at the new central tinue to develop the relevant skills and experience necessary intermodal facility will provide opportunities for expansion. The to enable future expansion of zero emission buses in the City’s battery electric buses will five diesel buses that all have exceed- COMO Connect fleet. ed their useful life.

Port Arthur Transit Active Lane Transit Active CTE has partnered with Port Arthur Transit in Texas to deploy six CTE is working with Lane Transit District (LTD) in Oregon to Proterra 35’ Catalyst Fast Charge buses and supporting infra- deploy three 40 ft BYD K9M battery electric buses. The buses structure. By replacing aging fleet vehicles with battery electric will operate on routes servicing the Eugene and Springfield buses, Port Arthur Transit (PAT) will improve both route effi- metropolitan areas. The new battery electric buses will replace ciency and air quality. PAT expects their service will significantly existing diesel buses that are approaching the end of their use- improve with the use of more dependable buses and anticipates ful life. Replacing these older buses with no emission vehicles an increase in ridership due to the increased consistency and will help lower LTD’s overall fleet maintenance labor and parts reliability of service. This project allows PAT to grow a zero emis- costs as well as begin to lower overall GHG emissions from sion bus fleet and provide the crucial continuing education of its transit service. staff helping to maximize the range potential and environmental benefits of the zero emission buses. Active CTE has partnered with Long Beach Transit (LBT) to manage the ACTransit Active RFP process for the deployment of three battery electric buses. CTE will managing a battery-electric project for AC Transit that These buses will supplement LBT’s currently planned fleet of 10 will deploy five New Flyer battery-electric buses on routes that BYD buses. are also serviced by AC Transit’s fleet. The battery- electric buses will be charged overnight at AC Transit’s Oakland operating division and will enable an excellent comparison between two different electric-drive technologies on rigorous urban drive cycles.

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2 • The Center for Transportation and the Environment TRANSIT INVESTMENTS FOR GREENHOUSE GAS ability of these technologies to reduce energy consumption and & ENERGY REDUCTION (TIGGER) & CLEAN FUELS emissions and to establish the nation’s first transit system with PROGRAMS no carbon footprint. The project included vehicle production, testing, and deployment followed by two years of data collec- The Federal Transit Administration provided three rounds of tion and reporting. discretionary grants to public transit agencies through the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction Worcester Clean Fuels Project Active program, also known as TIGGER. These grants support capital CTE is managing a project in Worcester, MA to replace five investments that will assist in reducing the energy consumption diesel transit buses with five zero-emission all-electric buses. or greenhouse gas emissions of public transportation systems. Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) will use Proterra’s FTA also supports similar initiatives through its Clean Fuels EcoRide BE-35 Fast Charge Battery Electric transit buses, which program. are purpose built for high efficiency electric drive performance. WRTA expects to reduce annual petroleum consumption by CTE partnered with the transit agencies listed below to write more than 23,000 gallons, resulting in an estimated reduction of proposals for these grant programs. CTE has helped prepare 53 tons of greenhouse gas emissions. The project will be funded seven winning proposals to date. by the Federal Transit Administration under the Clean Fuels Grant Program, which aims to assist non-attainment and main- tenance areas in achieving or maintaining the National Ambient Long Beach Transit Active Air Quality Standards for ozone and carbon monoxide. CTE, in partnership with Long Beach Transit (LBT) in Long Beach, CA, is managing a project that will replace conventionally fueled StarMetro Complete diesel transit buses with battery electric transit buses operated CTE, in partnership with StarMetro, a transit agency in Tallahas- by LBT. The Zero-Emission Bus Project presents a unique and see, FL, is managing a bus replacement project in which five innovative way to produce dramatic reductions in GHG emis- conventionally fueled diesel transit buses will be replaced with sions generated by bus fleet operations as well as a significant five 35-foot composite-body electric transit buses. The project reduction in energy consumption. provides a unique opportunity to test battery-powered buses in Florida’s hot and humid climate. The buses will be charged en The project will include procurement of battery electric tran- route using a fast charging station, allowing the buses to remain sit buses and charging infrastructure, vehicle production and in operation throughout the day. The project included vehicle deployment, and installation of en route and depot charging production and deployment, followed by two years of data col- stations. Deployment will be followed by two years of data col- lection and reporting. lection and reporting. Thunder Bay Transit Authority Complete Howard County Active CTE managed a pilot project in Alpena, MI to deploy four series In coordination with MTA and Howard County, CTE will replace hybrid electric trolley buses. The four series hybrid buses will three diesel body-on-chassis vehicles with lightweight, purpose- operate on lithium-iron-phosphate batteries. The four hybrid built BYD electric buses. The electric buses will be charged buses will be used on a newly established fixed route system through a Momentum Dynamics inductive charger that will be within the downtown business/residential area of Alpena. Proj- located in downtown Columbia, MD. This project will demon- ect partners include Double K Inc., Embedded Power Controls, strate and evaluate the energy efficiency and cost effectiveness and Thunder Bay Transit Authority (TBTA). of opportunity charging of electric bus batteries. The non- contact charger will provide energy to the batteries through VIA Metropolitan Transit Complete electromagnetic induction. CTE and the University of Texas Center for Electromechanics (CEM) collaborated with VIA in San Antonio, TX to secure fund- Seneca Active ing for a pilot project that will replace three standard diesel CTE, in partnership with the City of Seneca, SC and Clemson transit buses with three composite-body, zero-emission, quick Area Transit, managed a bus replacement project in which four charge electric buses in daily urban transit service. Consider- conventionally fueled diesel transit buses were replaced with ing that a conventional 40-foot diesel bus averages 3.8 mpg four 35-foot Fast Charge Battery Electric transit buses, operat- and current diesel-electric hybrid buses average 4.8 mpg, the ing as a fare-free service in Seneca, SC. Seneca’s transit fleet is transit buses identified in this proposal offer a minimum of 400% operated by Clemson Area Transit (CAT), the largest public fare- increase in fuel economy. free transit service in the U.S., serving an estimated two million passengers per year. Deploying zero-emission all-electric buses provides a unique opportunity for FTA to demonstrate the vi-

The Center for Transportation and the Environment • 3 NATIONAL FUEL CELL BUS TECHNOLOGY OCTA Fuel Cell Bus Active DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (NFCBP) CTE, in partnership with Orange County Transit Authority will de- ploy an ElDorado-BAE Systems “All American” fuel cell bus and Proterra Next Generation Fuel Cell Bus Demonstration Active demonstrate the technology in on-road service. The pre-pro- CTE worked with Proterra to design and build a new, state- duction heavy-duty urban features a Ballard Power of-the-art fuel cell bus that was demonstrated in Austin, TX in Systems FCvelocity-HD7 fuel cell and BAE Systems propulsion 2015-2016. The bus will now be operated by MTA in Flint, MI for system. one year. The bus features two HD30 fuel cell modules, made by Hydrogenics, with a DC/DC converter attached to each mod- Fuel Cell Bus Component Sizing Simulation and Study Active ule. Total available power is twice that of Proterra’s first genera- CTE will work with a number of US transit agencies to determine tion fuel cell bus architecture. what the lowest cost fuel cell bus configurations are to accom- plish the greatest fraction of real world transit routes. CTE will Coordination of Communications and Outreach Active collect real world operational data from likely end users of zero CTE is coordinating complementary information gathering and emission buses, focusing on those routes that CTE views as outreach activities designed to maintain and increase awareness challenging with current battery electric bus technology. CTE on the state of fuel cell transit bus commercialization. will evaluate route data in a simulation environment that will • Lead an industry review of risk management in zero-emis- consider a large range of possible configurations and use cases. sion bus procurement CTE will manage the route data selection and collection and • Develop and manage the International Fuel Cell Bus Web- will collaborate with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory site: www.gofuelcellbus.com (NREL) during analysis. • Develop and distribute fuel cell bus informational video • Facilitate National and International Fuel Cell Bus Work- SARTA Fuel Cell Bus OSU Demonstration Active shops The project team will provide a 40’ All American Fuel Cell bus, and demonstrate the bus in operation for one year at the Ohio AC Transit Fuel Cell Bus Fleet Extended Operations Active State University in Columbus, Ohio. CTE will collaborate to com- CTE will manage an award supporting the continued operation mission the first hydrogen fueling station in Columbus, which of AC Transit’s 12 fuel cell bus fleet through 2016. The grant will be dedicated to the fuel cell bus demonstration. In addition provides extended support for warranties that began expiring to the operation on the OSU campus, CTE will coordinate fuel in August of 2013. The AC Transit fuel cell bus fleet entered cell bus outreach efforts and planning through collaboration operation in 2010 and as of August 2016 has accumulated with transit agencies operating fuel cell buses. As part of this, 200,212 fuel cell hours over 1,629,672 miles. The fuel cell buses CTE will coordinate the 2017 International Fuel Cell Bus Work- have provided an 83% increase in the fuel economy over the shop in Ohio. control diesel fleet. This grant will allow these buses to continue COMPLETED NFCBP PROJECTS to operate for a total of six years of continuous demonstration, providing critical operational and maintenance cost data on Proterra Prototype Fuel Cell Hybrid Bus performance over time, and fuel cell, battery and drive system Worldwide Fuel Cell Bus Survey durability. Birmingham Fuel Cell Bus Demonstration Columbia Hydrogen Fueling Station

BUS EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENTS RESEARCH DEMONSTRATIONS UTA Paratransit Reduced Idling System Active CTE will partner with Utah Transit Authority (UTA) to develop and Thermoelectric Heat Recovery at LYNX Active demonstrate a system that will eliminate or reduce idling during CTE is partnering with Hi-Z, International Trade Bridge, Florida paratransit passenger loading operations, lowering operating Solar Energy Center, Energy Florida, and LYNX Transit in Orlan- costs, reducing energy usage, and improving air quality. Univer- do, FL to develop and demonstrate a thermoelectric generator sity of Texas Center for Electromechanics (CEM), TWA, and the that will be used to reduce the amount of power required from University of Utah, among others, will be assisting CTE and UTA the alternator during operation. Florida Solar Energy Center in the project. will conduct a third party evaluation during demonstration to assess the quality and efficiency of the thermoelectric genera- INNOVATIVE SAFETY, RESILIENCY, AND ALL-HAZARDS tor. The project will apply this technology initially developed for EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RECOVERY RESEARCH spacecraft and transition this work to transit systems with a waste DEMONSTRATIONS heat recovery system that is expected to generate 1000W of 24V power to support bus systems, utilizing energy that will other- Bus Exportable Power Supply for Emergency Response Active wise literally be sent out the tail pipe. CTE has partnered with University of Texas Center for Electrome- chanics (CEM) and Hagerty Consulting to develop a Bus Export- Reduced Engine Idle Load (REIL) System Active able Power Supply (BEPS) System that will give hybrid buses CTE, in partnership with the BAE Systems, New Flyer, and Met- the capability to act as on-demand, mobile, electrical-power ropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), was selected generators. This technology will be especially useful in emer- to develop and demonstrate a Reduced Engine Idle Load (REIL) gency disaster response and recovery, when traditional power System for conventionally powered (diesel and CNG) transit supplies are not reliable. The project team is responsible for sys- buses. The system creates fuel economy and emission reduction tem design, demonstration, and a documented recommended benefits by electrifying bus accessories and allowing engine-off methodology for implementation in real-world applications. accessory operation. 4 • The Center for Transportation and the Environment DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Fuel Cell Delivery Van Deployment Active operate along major drayage truck corridors including the Ter- CTE and UPS have joined to develop a zero-emission fuel cell minal Island Freeway, a primary corridor for port cargo travelling hybrid electric delivery van as part of the Department of Ener- between Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach terminals gy’s (DOE) investment to commercialize cost effective hydrogen and the Intermodal Container Transfer Facility. technologies. In partnership with Hydrogenics USA, University of Texas Center for Electromechanics (CEM), UES, Valence Lightweight Comformable Hydrogen Storage System Active Technology, and UPS, the project team will retrofit 17 delivery CTE, along with High Energy Coil Reservoirs, LLC and University vans with fuel cell hybrid powertrains and test these vehicles at of Texas Center for Electromechanics (CEM) will develop and distribution facilities across California. In addition to DOE, this demonstrate a conformable, lightweight 700 bar gaseous hy- project is also supported by the California Energy Commission drogen storage system through funding received from the DOE and SCAQMD. Fuel Cell Technologies Office Incubator Program. The HECR core technology is an extruded pressure vessel with a continu- Houston-Galveston Zero-Emission ous support structure woven over the core liner. This project Delivery Vehicle Demonstration Active will adapt this for hydrogen storage by identifying a plastic liner The Houston-Galveston Area Council and CTE have partnered compatible with hydrogen, and developing a pressure contain- to demonstrate the effectiveness of all-electric vehicles for the ment design to meet the requirements of 700 bar gaseous transportation of manufactured goods and products. The goal storage. of the project is to determine if these vehicles can perform at the same level of operation as similarly sized diesel delivery Clean Cities–Georgia Active vehicles, while reducing vehicle emissions and petroleum con- CTE supports the Clean Cities–Georgia coalition through sumption. management of a portion of the coalition’s administrative and accounting work. This effort includes submission of Quarterly Selected fleet operators will deploy 30 medium- and heavy-duty Alternative Fuel Price Reports for the state to DOE, completion all-electric delivery trucks in the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria of DOE’s Annual Clean Cities Coalition Questionnaire, recording NAAQS 8-hour ozone non-attainment area. As part of deploy- of the bi-monthly coalition Board meeting minutes, and man- ment, CTE will model the vehicles and routes, then validate the agement of the organization’s accounting procedures. CTE has routes once vehicles are delivered. The project will include two performed similar work for Clean Cities-Georgia since 2003. years of operational data collection and reporting. COMPLETED DOE PROJECTS Fuel Cell Drayage Truck (ZECT II) Active CTE joins a team led by the South Coast Air Quality Manage- Southeast Regional Alternative Fuels Market Initiatives Program ment District in a project to demonstrate and deploy zero-emis- Southeast Regional EV Readiness Planning Program sion drayage trucks for goods movement between the ports and DeKalb County/Metropolitan Atlanta Alternative Fuel near dock facilities that can significantly reduce emissions and and Advanced Vehicle Project become economically viable. Flywheel Energy Storage and Conservation This project is a critical component of the wider San Pedro Bay Ports Zero-Emission Cargo Transportation program (ZECT program) in which five FCEVs will be demonstrated with a range of fuel cell sizes and battery capacities. CTE is working with BAE Systems, Ballard, Kenworth Trucks,and TTSI to develop and de- ploy one of the vehicles. These advanced technology trucks will

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Fuel Cell Electric Bus Commercialization Consortium Active • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) in Berkeley, In order to grow volume and decrease costs of fuel cell powered CA; transit buses, CTE built a stakeholder coalition that will deploy • Schatz Energy Research Center at Humboldt State University two strategic large-scale hydrogen powered bus fleets. The (HSU) in Arcata, CA; Commercialization Consortium includes New Flyer as the bus • Prospect Silicon Valley (ProspectSV) center in San Jose, CA; supplier and Linde as the fueling infrastructure provider. AC • Bevilacqua-Knight Inc./California Fuel Cell Partnership (BKi Transit in the San Francisco Bay Area and Orange County Trans- and CaFCP) in Sacramento, CA; portation Authority will each deploy 10 New Flyer fuel cell buses • Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD); and in standard service. • CalCharge consortium

Northern California Advanced Vehicle Technologies Program (NorthCAT) Active Public Hydrogen Fueling Stations Active CTE has partnered with University of California-Berkeley Trans- CTE is working with various project teams to install light-duty portation Sustainability Research Center (TSRC) and seven other hydrogen stations at strategic locations in California. CTE is organizations to develop a Northern California Center for Alter- working with Linde to build a new station in San Ramon, Cali- native Transportation Fuels and Advanced Vehicle Technologies fornia and modify an existing station at AC Transit’s Emeryville (NorthCAT). The NorthCAT team will develop the physical space facility, and is assisting with project management and outreach and institutional arrangements (the “infrastructure”) for the tasks. CTE is also working with Air Liquide and Toyota to obtain education, training, demonstration, and full-scale deployment of permission to build a new station in or near Berkeley. The Linde alternative transportation fuels and advanced vehicle technolo- projects are part of a $200 million funding program the Cali- gies in the Northern California region. Separately funded efforts fornia Energy Commission (CEC) has committed to expand the will be added starting in 2014, creating a suite of activities that retail hydrogen fueling infrastructure within the state. In total offer clients education, training, project facilitation, and project CEC intends to support the installation of 100 hydrogen refuel- pilot/deployment/evaluation services. ing stations throughout California over the next several years.

Project partners include: * Of note CEC is also providing financial support to CTE’s Fuel • University of California–Berkeley Institute of Transportation Cell Hybrid Electric Delivery Van Project (see page 4) in cost Studies, Richmond Field Station (RFS) in Richmond, CA match to US DOE grant funds.

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6 • The Center for Transportation and the Environment INDEPENDENT CONSULTING

In addition to publically funded grant based programs, CTE Tempe Streetcar Active engages in contracted work to assist clients with their spe- CTE has been commissioned by the City of Tempe to investigate cific transportation needs. CTE is an independent broker of battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell technologies that can al- advanced vehicle data and performance expectations. CTE’s low a streetcar to operate “off-wire” (without the traditional over- modeling services answer transit operators’ route and vehicle head catenary system) on a three-mile route planned through optimization questions through simulation and analysis. CTE downtown Tempe, AZ. The study includes vehicle performance also provides procurement consulting, industry standards modeling and simulation, operations and capital cost estimates, advisement, market surveying, technical event planning, and and RFP development and response evaluation. general project management services. SunLine Fuel Cell Bus Standard Procurement Active Cobb Zero-Emission Circulator Complete CTE completed the first procurement of a fuel cell bus under a CTE conducted a Route & Technology Analysis based on battery standard RFP process. This 40ft heavy-duty transit bus in partner- electric buses for the planned Cumberland Circulator, which will ship with ElDorado National, BAE Systems, and Ballard Power serve existing commercial, retail, and residential development. Systems was delivered to SunLine Transit in Thousand Palms, The deliverable resulting from this scope of work included a rec- CA. This procurement represents a significant step towards ommendation on the types of electric bus technology suitable commercialization for the fuel cell bus industry.Typically fuel for operation on the Cumberland Circulator, cost estimates for cell buses have been procured and built under various feder- electricity to operate the electric circulator, a list of bus manufac- ally funded research programs, most notably the Federal Transit turers currently supplying the recommended technology, and Administration’s National Fuel Cell Bus Program (NFCBP). The a list of transit agencies currently operating or purchasing the fuel cell bus, based on the SunLine “All American” configuration, recommended technology. utilizes an ElDorado National heavy-duty urban transit bus glider with a Ballard FCvelocity-HD6 fuel cell power module and BAE Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority Active Systems’ HybriDrive® propulsion system. CTE will provide on-call multi-discipline research, development, design, and project management support services for vari- Flint Fuel Cell Bus Standard Procurement Complete ous projects associated with Livermore Amador Valley Transit CTE, in partnership with ElDorado National, BAE Systems, and Authority’s fleet management and transition to an all electric Ballard Power delivered an American made 40’ low floor hydro- and zero emissions bus fleet. These activities include writing gen fuel cell transit bus to the Mass Transportation Authority grant applications, providing technical assistance in writing and (MTA) in Flint, Michigan. This is the second US fuel cell bus pro- reviewing RFP responses, route and technology analysis as well cured through standard procurement methods. The bus offers as managing zero emission bus demonstrations. an average range of 260 miles at an average fuel economy of 7 miles per diesel gallon equivalent, doubling the fuel economy SolTrans Active of conventional transit buses. CTE is providing a series of analyses in support of SolTrans’ transition to a zero emission fleet. CTE started with a Route SunLine Center of Excellence Active & Technology Analysis to assess the viability for using battery CTE... electric buses on selected routes within the SolTrans fixed route network. This was followed by development of a fleet transition County Connections Zero Emission Bus Symposium Active strategy and plan to migrate SolTrans’ entire fleet to zero emis- CTE... sion by 2040. CTE is also conducting a life cycle cost analysis to ascertain the relative costs and benefits of various types of fuels Standard Bus Procurement Guidelines for Zero Emission Buses including diesel, CNG, and electricity. Active CTE....

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The Center for Transportation and the Environment • 7 TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT

Transportation Demand Management (TDM) provides alterna- support to the Georgia Commute Options contractor, HNTB. tives to driving alone and includes a broad range of strategies These activities include strategic direction, conduct national such as carpooling, vanpooling, and public transit as well as en- research and best practices on topics defined by HNTB, develop courage use of non-motorized travel such as biking or walking. performance metrics to assess a variety of measures related to TDM is used in many communities and regions to help manage commuter, employer and property manager participation in the demand for, and improve the performance and efficiency commute alternatives and assistance programs, evaluation of of, their transportation systems. CTE has nationally recognized new and/or changes to components within the regional incen- expertise in developing and evaluating TDM strategies that have tive programs, and assist in the development of pilot projects measurable results including, but not limited to: to test improvements to incentive programs and/or marketing • Calculating the qualitative and quantitative impacts of pro- campaigns and evaluate their effectiveness. gram areas such as media/marketing campaigns, employer and commuter outreach services, and regional programs COMPLETED TDM PROJECTS • Establishing consistent regional evaluation protocols and reporting procedures GDOT Measurement and Evaluation • Developing and implementing structured evaluation plans GDOT Branding including enhanced data collection tools, methodologies, and performance measures resulting in more rigorous and Evaluation of Triangle J TDM Programs inclusive assessment of TDM effectiveness Arizona Statewide Rideshare & Vanpool Program Association for Commuter Transportation Georgia Commute Options-TDM Evaluation Support Active Georgia Commute Options, sponsored by GDOT, is the regional Missoula (Montana) in Motion TDM program in Atlanta. It offers free services to educate com- muters and employers on alternatives to driving alone to reduce traffic and improve air quality. CTE provides programmatic

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SOUTHERN HYDROGEN & FUEL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CELL COALTION

DDJC Hydrogen Fuel Cell Pilot Program UT–CEM/Williams Hybrid Power Flywheel Fort Lewis Hydrogen Fuel Cell Pilot Program Vehicle Modeling and Simulation Extended Range Hydrogen Utility Vehicle Texas DOT Strategic Plan for Hydrogen Vehicles Hybrid Hydrogen Yard Tractor and Fueling Stations Flywheel Integration on Advanced Technology Transit Bus UAB Fuel Cell Bus Program Development Advanced Locomotive Propulsion System (ALPS) Georgetown University Next Generation Bus Accelerated Fleet Integration of Medium and Heavy Duty EV/ Fuel Cell Lift Truck Demonstration HEV Technologies University of Texas Flex-Fuel HICE Hybrid Shuttle Bus Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge Alternative Fueling Feasibility at the San Antonio Airport Fast Charge Evaluation of Electric Ground Support Equipment Preliminary Flywheel Design for Fuel Cell Transit Bus at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport Atlantic Station Fuel Cell Power Plan Integrated EV/HEV Drive System CARTA Fuel Cell Bus Demonstration - Data Collection Advanced Battery Charge Management System Hybrid Electric HMMWV Development Advanced Hybrid Electric HMMWV Hybrid Electric HMMWV Auxiliary Power Unit and Laser ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 100kW Brushless Permanent Magnet Traction Drive National Clean Diesel Campaign EPA Emerging Technology Verification

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