Very interesting, and fairly consistent with my post. They have about 70% of routes that they think are applicable, though they base that solely on a 140 mile range, rather than their testing results.
It was odd that they didn’t have much info on their testing, and they still hadn’t completed their cold weather testing. I think that DOE collects and analyzes data from all the places that test and/or zero emission technologies. - Mark Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > On Jun 17, 2020, at 7:08 AM, Peri Hartman via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > Here's some background info for you, Susan. Seattle (actually Metro of King > County) is in the process of converting to 100% electric by 2040. They have > been testing EV buses for a few years and plan the first roll-out in 2021. > You can get an overview here: > https://kingcounty.gov/depts/transportation/metro/programs-projects/innovation-technology/zero-emission-fleet.aspx > > And here is a detailed report with lots of data that might be useful to you: > https://kingcounty.gov/~/media/depts/transportation/metro/programs-projects/zero-emissions-fleet/battery-electric-bus-implementation-report.pdf > > I'm pretty sure Metro has been testing on hills. Our area is full of steep > hills, narrow lanes, sharp corners, all kinds of route challenges. Plus our > climate is chilly for a good part of the year, though nothing like what the > northern plains and east coast gets. But certainly colder than Florida :) If > it can work for Seattle, I can't imagine an argument against in Florida ! > > If it would help to speak to someone in the program, I might be able to find > a contact. Not sure, though. > > Peri > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Mark Abramowitz via EV" <[email protected]> > To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <[email protected]> > Cc: "Mark Abramowitz" <[email protected]> > Sent: 16-Jun-20 7:52:22 PM > Subject: Re: [EVDL] Hybrid buses instead of electric for PSTA in Pinellas > County? Evidence for commissioners. > >> This is a question that can’t be answered on the basis of the information >> given, and will likely vary by agency. >> >> It suitability depends on a number of factors. Climate is one. The route is >> a major factor, and whether or not the bus agency is able to or is willing >> to change routes. The grades and length of the route is an important factor. >> I’ve heard of some agencies that could run 80+ % of their existing routes on >> batteries only, others less and others more. >> >> Have a short route on a flat grade? Maybe it is suitable. Or, as happened in >> California, try to put a battery electric bus in service in the mountains in >> winter - a miserable failure (this was for some school buses). >> >> - Mark >> >> Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone >> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
