New York City Clean Transportation CMAQ

Program

Mark SimonAlternate Fuels Program

New York City DOTDecember, 2004

msimon@dot.nyc.gov

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)

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.

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 ReductionCurrently seeking about 7M/year for continuation.

Municipal Fleet

Local Law required use of AFV’s 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)

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

Department of SanitationDedicated Compactor Trucks

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

Battery Electric Fleet EV’s 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

CMAQ Private Fleet -Manhattan Beer

30 Natural Gas delivery trucks funded under the Private Fleet Program. The Truck uses John Deere dedicated CNG engines.

Electric Delivery Truck

Not private fleet as USPS doesn’t qualify

30 Trucks in service with USPS in Man. And Bx.

designed for urban driving

speed = 40mph range = 40 miles

Natural Gas Taxi Program CMAQ funded program covers 80% of the incremental cost of vehicle. Began in late 90’s with 300 taxis.

Now less then 100 taxi’s Barriers include, CNG station access, loss of portion of trunk and loss of Ford product

Program currently in redesign.

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.

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.

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??????