Mike Hubbell

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Texas Emissions Reduction Program Grant
Application Update FTA Quarterly Update
Meeting August 14, 2002

• Mike Hubbell
• Vice President, Maintenance
• Dallas Area Rapid Transit

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Texas Emissions Reduction Program

• Background
• Texas Clean Fuel Fleet - 80 of total fleet
• 95 ZEV LRVs (Electric)
• 20 ULEV Trolley Buses (CNG)
• 184 ULEV 40 Transit Buses (LNG)
• 200 ULEV Non-Revenue Vehicles (CNG)
• 170 LEV Paratransit vehicles (Diesel/Gasoline)
• 91 LEV 30 Buses (Diesel)
• 75 LEV Non-Revenue Vehicles (Diesel/Gasoline)

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Texas Emissions Reduction Program

• TNRCC reported
• DART generated 730 pollution credits in 2000
• 60 of all credits generated by Texas MTAs
• 219 more credits than next highest MTA

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Texas Emissions Reduction Program

• Clean Fuel Fleet Initiatives at DART
• Increasing LNG bus fleet by 32 by end of 2002
• Increasing CNG NRV fleet to support
  commercialization of refueling infrastructure
• Demonstration of hybrid-electric NRVs
• Texas Emissions Reduction Program
• Zero Emissions Program

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Texas Emissions Reduction Program

• Texas Senate Bill 5 (Brown/Wolens)
• Enacted in 2001
• Provides funding for cost effective retrofit of
  existing equipment to reduce NOx
• 1st Grant award for 7.6mm to retrofit 360
  98-00 diesel buses

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Texas Emissions Reduction Program

• Project Overview
• Installation of low-pressure exhaust gas
  recirculation system
• Replacement of existing catalyzed muffler with
  upgraded system.
• Use of ultra-low sulfur fuel (50 ppm)

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Texas Emissions Reduction Program

• Project Benefits
• 1,807 ton NOx reduction
• Positively effects other constituents
• Cost effectiveness factor - 4.6k/ton
• 13k TNRCC Funding Limit
• No infrastructure modifications
• Emissions equal to, or better than, natural gas

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Texas Emissions Reduction Program
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Texas Emissions Reduction Program

• Project Partners
• Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
• Cummins Southern Plains
• Engelhard
• DART
• Fuel Supplier

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Texas Emissions Reduction Program

• TERP Grant Status
• Applied for grant in March 2002
• Governor Perry officially announced grant award
  July 2002
• Currently negotiating finalized grant contract
• Solicitations for equipment now being compiled
• Searching for fuel supplying partner

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Texas Emissions Reduction Program

• Fuel Supplier Requirements
• 3,870,000 gallons/year starting in April 2003
• Entire Fleet requires 7,000,000 gallons per year
• Delivery to 5 locations in Dallas Metroplex
• Quality to Equipment Manufacturer's minimums
• Consistent and uninterrupted supplies
• M/WBE Goals

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Texas Emissions Reduction Program

• Next Steps
• Finalize TERP grant contract August 2002
• Establish fuel supply partner February 2003
• Establish equipment supply installation
  contracts February 2003
• Commence equipment installation April 2003
• Apply for additional grant funding to support
  incremental cost differential of 2002 LNG buses
• Apply for additional grant funding to support
  potential MY-2003 engine reductions.