New York City Clean Transportation CMAQ Program

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New York City Clean Transportation CMAQ Program

• Mark Simon
• Alternate Fuels Program
• New York City DOT
• December, 2004
• msimon_at_dot.nyc.gov

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Mission Statement

• To promote the use of clean transportation
  technologies in the movement of goods and people
  within the public and private sectors of New York
  City. To develop incentives and funding
  mechanisms to assist with the procurement of
  clean technologies until such time as they are
  comparable in cost to existing conventionally
  fueled vehicles. To develop funding and guidance
  in support of NYC Local Law 6 of 1991 (Alternate
  Fuel Requirements)

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Clean Cities Program

• Joined 73 other US cities in June 2003
• Will publicize our efforts
• Public/Private Partnerships
• Goal support the use of alternate fuels and
  reduced use of gasoline and diesel.

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CMAQ Program funding

• Funding began in FY93.
• Municipal Fleet vehicles
• Alternate Fuels
• Diesel retrofits
• Private Fleets
• Natural Gas Taxis
• Private Fleet Alt fuels
• Marine Emissions Reduction
• Currently seeking about 7M/year for continuation.

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Municipal Fleet

• Local Law required use of AFVs since 1993
• Over 2975 city fleet vehicles in use today
• CNG sedans, vans and trucks
• Electric Sedan, vans , and trucks
• 795 Hybrid electric sedans (largest municipal
  fleet in US)

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New York City DOTNatural Gas Bus Program

• Total Fleet Size 1291 in 7 Depots (FTA/CMAQ)
• 9th Largest Fleet in North America
• 352 CNG Buses added since 1994
• 28 CNG busses
• Program transferring to the MTA later in 2004/5

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Department of SanitationDedicated Compactor
Trucks

• DOS 26 CNG Compactor Trucks and 5 Sweepers in
  Operation. All dedicated with 50 DGE of CNG.

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Battery Electric Fleet

• EVs from Honda, Toyota, Ford, Chrysler and
  Solectria in fleet.
• The 67 vehicles logged 1 million ZEV miles on
  the NY City Streets.
• Vehicles leases are now up.

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GEM Program

• Over 300 Gems donated to NYC
• Operating in Parks, large facilities, indoor
  train stations, cultural institutions
• Uses range from concession stands to people
  movers to equipment movers

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Ethanol/Biodiesel

• DOS operates 350 E85 capable light duty vehicles.
  
• Opened first E85 site in the Bronx in 2001, 4
  more E85 sites to be operational citywide by
  2005.
• Biodiesel evaluated in Staten Island Ferry.

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CMAQ Private Fleet Program

• CMAQ funded in cooperation with NYSERDA
• Cost share incremental cost
• Funded Manhattan Beer project 30 CNG beverage
  delivery trucks 2001/02/04
• Recent awards to Federal Express for hybrid
  trucks and to the Bronx for hybrid electric
  shuttle buses.
• Requested 16 million for next 4 years of funding.

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CMAQ Private Fleet Fed Ex

• 10 Fed EX Hybrid Delivery Trucks placed into
  service 10/04
• Vehicles reduce PM by 93, NOx by 54, CO2 by 31
  and improve fuel economy by 44.
• Funding for additional vehicles has been
  requested.

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CMAQ Private Fleet -Manhattan Beer
30 Natural Gas delivery trucks funded under the
Private Fleet Program. The Truck uses John Deere
dedicated CNG engines.
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Electric Delivery Truck

• Not private fleet as USPS doesnt qualify
• 30 Trucks in service with USPS in Man. And Bx.
• designed for urban driving
• speed 40mph
• range 40 miles

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Natural Gas Taxi Program

• CMAQ funded program covers 80 of the incremental
  cost of vehicle. Began in late 90s with 300
  taxis.
• Now less then 100 taxis
• Barriers include, CNG station access, loss of
  portion of trunk and loss of Ford product
• Program currently in redesign.

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Clean Ferry Initiatives- Private Ferry Fleet

• Partnership with NYSERDA, USEPA, FTA to develop
  options for reducing emissions on existing boats
  and offering to subsidize installation on the
  private ferry system.
• CMAQ study funds and FTA implementation funds.
• Potential for reducing several hundred tons of
  NOx annually.

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Clean Ferry Initiatives- Staten Island Ferry

• Due to minimal Federal Emissions standards for
  marine engines. Staten Island Ferry systems
  emits hundreds of tons of NOx per year.
• Developed a partnership with PANYNJ to install
  stack emission control system (SCR) on one ferry
  with expansion to all seven if successful.
  Program will provide NOx offsets for harbor
  dredging program for the Port Authority. First
  boat due 12/05.

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CMAQ wish list

• Low Hanging Fruit not currently fundable under
  CMAQ
• Off Road Engine Clean Up
• Marine Engine programs
• Onroad emissions reduction programs increasingly
  less cost effective.
• Is there any way to support the more cost
  effective strategies??????