Electric School Buses Venu Rao December 16, 2020 Electric School Buses Historically there are two causes that made us look at school buses for solution: 1. Manage Demand Charge Rate. 2. 28 of the States already have laws on the books with goal to reduce CO2 emissions. Current State of School Buses • There are 480,000 school buses nationwide (8X the number of transit buses) • 94% of them are diesel operated • Diesel exhaust damages children’s health (According to CDC & WHO, diesel fumes are carcinogenic) • These diesel buses transport almost half the nation’s children • Social equity: impacts are harshest on populations that can least afford them Electrical School Buses on the Road Toady • In North America today around 400 ESBs are deployed • California is the state leading the charge with around half that total • Virginia plans to have 50 on the road by end of 2020 Electric School Bus Specifications Battery Range/factors that impact the Range Electrical Buses can Pay You Back Smart Charging for Electrical School Buses V2G Technology with Solar Farm V2G has several potential uses: Reducing Electric Bill, Obtaining Grid revenue, and provide Emergency Power Electric School Buses Non-profit consulting company called Center for Transportation and Environment (CTE) presenting a webinar on Electric School Buses. 1. Thomas Built Buses (Subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America LLC, a Daimler company) 2. Proterra – Battery company Partnering with Thomas Built Buses 3. Blue Bird I Had Discussions with all the above Organizations September 17, 2020 Highland Electric Transportation, Inc. (HET) Business Overview HIGHLAND ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION Highly Confidential and Proprietary Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) BudgetNeutrality Our budget neutral TCO involves a combination of capital expenditures to purchase a bus and annual operating costs for the life of thevehicle. Example: Diesel Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) DIESEL =$393,000 Highland customer (fully-loaded cost / overhead) • Over its 15-year useful life, a bus has the following costs…. • TCO is $26,200 per year (fully-loaded cost / overhead) - Part 1: New diesel bus is $105,000, resulting in ~$7,000 per year - Part 2: Diesel fuel cost for 15,000 miles cost ~$7,200 per year - Part 3: Diesel repair costs for parts and labor ~$12,000 per year ELECTRIC = $393,000 (average repair cost over bus's lifetime—fully-loaded) • Diesel TCO over 15 year bus life are estimated to be $393,000 In this example, the school district could transition to an EVSB fleet at a cost of ~$26,200 per year for each vehicle. Why Electric School Buses Diesel Powertrain Electric Drivetrain • Electric Motors: No lubricating oil • Diesel Engine: 15 Quarts of oil and Filter every 6 months • Transmission: Replace Filter every 50K • Transmission: No Transmission miles, Fluid every 48 months • Fuel System: No Fuel filters • Fuel System: Primary filter/Water Separator every 6 months • Exhaust Systems: Filters, Tank Head Unit • Exhaust Systems: No Exhaust filters • Air Intake Filter: Does not require Air • Air Intake Filter: 12K miles/12 months Filers • Diesel Engines have over 2000 parts • Electric Motor has about 50 parts. 80% reduction in maintenance cost Electrical School Buses will provide health benefit for children, communities, and the planet Electric School Buses I had a ZOOM meeting with members of the NH Department of Environmental Services: 1. Chris Skoglund 2. Becky Ohler 3. Timothy White and 4. Jessica Wilcox (also part of Granite State Clean Cities Coalition) They are willing to work with NRPC STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IR 20-166 DE 20-170 ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES Investigation into Compensation of Electric Vehicle Time of Use Rates Energy Storage Projects for Avoided Transmission and Distribution Costs What Next? • Interested Commissioners can form a Team to take this project further • We need to: 1. Identify who owns the school buses in your individual towns 2. Make town leadership, and SAU Administration aware of the project and its benefits 3. We need to bring other Stakeholders to the table: NHDES, PUC, and Eversource, SME Consultants, etc., • This project is not something individual towns can afford. However, if we have our Stakeholders work with us and have a good plan, when Federal Grants come available, we will be ready with “Shovel Ready” project Discussion & ???.