frank sanzo april 23, 2010
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Testimony to the Governors Council on Electric Vehicle Infrastructure State Fleet Experience with Alternative Fuels. Frank Sanzo April 23, 2010. Fleet Operations. Who we are EO 22: reduce fleet size by 20% Fleet composition. Agency Needs. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Testimony to the Governors Council on Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
State Fleet Experience with Alternative Fuels
Frank SanzoApril 23, 2010
Fleet Operations Who we are
EO 22: reduce fleet size by 20%
Fleet composition
Agency Needs Vehicles are purchased to meet
agency needs. Some examples: Larger vehicles to accommodate
specialized equipment Space needs to transport
children requiring car seats
Cost-consciousness
Compliance Requirements &Other Concerns Federal Law
Environmental Policy Act (EPAct)
Connecticut State Law
Vehicle availability Minnesota Dept. of Administration – “limited vehicle types available”
Environmental concerns
Costs City of New York – “…challenge is the steep procurement cost” Washington/WWU – “life cycle costs are significantly higher than
conventional equivalent vehicles”
Where do Electric Vehicles fit in with other fleets? 34 responses to survey:
59% do not own electric vehicles 41% own some type of EV
Benefits Fuel economy/costs, low emissions, great PR, quiet operation
Challenges Driver training, steep procurement and repair costs, low mileage, reliability,
establishing infrastructure to recharge, limited vehicle types available, efficient exclusively in low mileage urban operations, uncomfortable, charge times
Fleet Experience with…Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) What is CNG?
Limited CNG fueling locations
Meeting agency needs “The CNG fuel tank was discovered to take
up most all of the trunk space of the vehicle…Department of Children and Families child protection workers found bi-fuel CNG vehicles particularly troublesome because they could not store child seats in the trunk for use with children who had to be removed from their home and safely transported to other locations”
Fleet Experience with…Ethanol (E-85)
What is E-85?
Costs average $1.50/gallon more than regular unleaded gasoline
Efficiency lower than regular unleaded gasoline
Performance University of Minnesota – one challenge is “shorter range in cold weather”
DAS/Fleet Operations Overall Findings Compressed natural gas vehicles do not meet the core mission needs of
some agencies, such as DCF, and vehicles running on ethanol have issues with performance, cost, and efficiency.
Despite several challenges, plug-in electric vehicles do have a place in the state. We support the plan to develop the transportation sector and use universities as test bed opportunities.