Final Report Rochester Vehicle Fleet Alternative Fuels Systems Study

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The following depicts the City fleet by Fuel Consumption vs. Non-Fuel Consumption Total Fleet Size = 1,635 578 1,057 Powered Fleet Vehicles and Equipment (Fuel Consumers) Non-fuel Consumers Existing Alternative Fueled Vehicles Alternative Fuel Vehicles Fleet as of June 28 2007 Total 85 8% 7% 6% 79% Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Electric Hybrid Electric Flex Fuel (FFV) E85 9 Final Report
The results of the utilization analysis are outlined below with a brief description for each category. Aged Equipment Approximately 245 vehicles and pieces of equipment are seven years old or older. The primary concern with these vehicles is the cost for modifications in order to allow them to use biodiesel. Out of the 245 mentioned above, 58 are potential biodiesel consumers, not including off road equipment. The older vehicles that use gasoline are recommended to use E-85 when available if these vehicles are flex fuel. There are some older vehicles, such as the Ford Taurus in certain model years that flex fuel. High Mileage High mileage vehicles and equipment are defined as metered vehicles that have in excess of 50,000 miles. A total of 318 vehicles are in this category. We feel that some vehicles are not potential candidates for conversion kits. However, a significant number of these vehicles (287) are recommended to use E-85. Non-powered or Non-priority Alternate Fuel Vehicles This category includes off road equipment, specialized equipment, and fleet assets that do not use fuel. 512 vehicles and pieces of equipment are in this category. Low Usage There are a considerable number of low usage vehicles in both the diesel and gasoline classes of equipment, with approximately 141 low usage vehicles in the fleet that travel less than 300 miles per month or 3,600 miles per year. These low usage vehicles represent approximately 13% of the entire powered fleet and do not include off-road equipment. There are 100 gasoline-powered vehicles in this group that will be placed on the list as potential alternate fuel (E-85) users, depending on the year and fuel system configuration. However, the same cannot be said for the diesel fuel low usage equipment. Of these low usage vehicles, 41 are diesel-powered trucks. The primary reason is that in order to use biodiesel, a vehicle or piece of equipment must use sufficient fuel so the tank will not be susceptible to algae growth. Algae growth can potentially occur in biodiesel fuel tanks when the fuel has been exposed to high temperatures, such as summer heat, usually for an extended period of time but sometimes after only a few months. Algae remains a primary concern for the diesel fuel vehicles in this category and thus the reason that a biofuel option is not recommended for this subgroup of vehicles. 10 Final Report
Page 1 and 2: Final Report Rochester Vehicle Flee
Page 3 and 4: Respective Peer Review Fleet Charac
Page 5 and 6: Executive Summary Project Backgroun
Page 7 and 8: Current Alternative Fuel Vehicle Fl
Page 9 and 10: • An examination of the vehicle s
Page 11 and 12: Section A: Project Advisory Council
Page 13 and 14: They have chosen to develop a sizab
Page 15 and 16: Amendments of 1990 and the Energy P
Page 17: Section B: City of Rochester Fleet
Page 21 and 22: Section C: Evaluation of Alternativ
Page 23 and 24: experimental, pilot type applicatio
Page 25 and 26: Toyota Highlander. All the models n
Page 27 and 28: In 2007, the New York State Energy
Page 29 and 30: Natural Gas Natural gas is a colorl
Page 31 and 32: utadiene, formaldehyde, and acetald
Page 33 and 34: Peer Review Fleets The fleets selec
Page 35 and 36: marshals, and proved very successfu
Page 37 and 38: months, a B20 blend is used, and in
Page 39 and 40: of the program were twofold: reduce
Page 41 and 42: construction equipment, snow plowin
Page 43 and 44: • E85 presents an excellent oppor
Page 45 and 46: In air quality testing inside the K
Page 47 and 48: • The effect of switching the ent
Page 49 and 50: Strategy 2- Natural Gas Advantages
Page 51 and 52: Disadvantages Capital Costs of Vehi
Page 53 and 54: Strategy 3- Ethanol Ethanol is an a
Page 55 and 56: which places $9.5 million towards t
Page 57 and 58: Those studies that did not find a p
Page 59 and 60: Ford Escape Hybrid $23,376 (4X2) Fo
Page 61 and 62: Electric- Electric vehicles operate
Page 63 and 64: with managing these vehicles types
Page 65 and 66: Strategy 7- Hydrogen Hydrogen, base
Page 67 and 68: Strategy 9- P-Series P-Series fuel
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As the project progressed and the P
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Vehicular Strategies Accumulate Fle
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event, or though a tri-fold type ha
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downtown parking enforcement. Such
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Transition to Hydrogen and or Fuel
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interest congressionally in decreas
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decision-making based on available
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