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Tools for Green Fleet Management

Accelerating Biomass in Commercial Fleets

DRIVING CHANGE

green solutions for fleet managers

Biomass North October 2016 www.fleetchallenge.ca

What we do

This Presentation

• This presentation describes how Fleet Challenge and our

partner organizations help stimulate the transition to new green fleet practices

• In similar ways, transportation fuels from biomass, including

renewable natural gas, ‘green diesel’ and ethanol can be accelerated to help commercial fleets do their part in achieving Canada’s carbon reduction commitments

What we do

A Brief History of Fleet Challenge

• Since 2005 the Fleet Challenge mission has been the reduction of

carbon emissions from commercial fleets

• We facilitate adoption of proven green technologies and best practices
• Our programs are designed to remove barriers and recognize

achievement, thereby increasing acceptance and uptake of green methods by risk-averse fleet managers

• A self-supporting not-for-profit program
• No commercial affiliations or influences

What we do

About Fleet Challenge – What We Do

• Work one-to-one with fleet managers to develop

viable green fleet plans

• Workshops & seminars
• Trade exhibits
• Public presentations
• Awards & recognition
• Publications
• R&D & pilot projects

Tools for Green Fleet Management

The Green Fleet

• Why?
• How?

What we do

Situation

• Transportation is responsible for ~ 24% of Canada’s GHGs
• Almost 100% of municipalities surveyed by Fleet Challenge have

Green Fleet plans to reduce their GHG’s

• Multitudes of private sector CSR-focused green fleet examples:

Canada Post, Wal-Mart, Coca-Cola, Purolator, Ikea, GTAA, to name a few

• Canada a signatory of Paris Climate agreement, provincial ratification

Despite enthusiasm, given currently available solutions, it will be challenging to achieve 80% GHG reduction by 2050

Tools for Green Fleet Management Fleet Challenge Past & Present Activities

What we do

E3 Fleet Program

• Fleet Challenge’s foundation program
• Regarded as the transportation

equivalent to LEED for buildings

• Determines fleet GHG baseline and

helps fleets develop viable carbon reduction strategies

• Acknowledges commitment and

rewards success with a national Green Rating and accreditation system

• Bronze, silver, gold and platinum levels

What we do

E3 Fleet Program – 140 Members Strong !

What we do

E3 Fleet Program – Sampling of Membership

~140 members including:

• City of Camrose
• Canadian Springs Water Co.
• Capital Regional District
• Emterra
• Regional Municipality of Halton
• City of Kitchener
• Town of Lakeshore
• Township of Langley
• London Hydro Inc.
• City of London
• City of Merritt
• City of Nanaimo
• Town of New Tecumseth
• Niagara Region
• Paradise Islands Foods Inc.
• Regional Municipality of York
• City of Revelstoke
• City of Richmond
• District of Saanich
• County of Simcoe
• City of Spruce Grove
• The Corporation of the City of New Westminster
• Thompson Rivers University
• UBC Building Operations
• Vancouver Airport Authority (YVR)
• Corporation of the City of Victoria

What we do

Current E3 Green Rated Fleets

Platinum

• University of British Columbia (Building Operations Department)
• Richmond, BC

Gold

• County of Simcoe
• Township of Langley
• City of Surrey
• Hydro One
• Corporation of Delta
• City of Vancouver

Silver

• City of Prince George
• City of Kitchener
• City of Guelph
• City of Hamilton (Public Works Division)

Bronze

• Regional Municipality of Halton

HIRSTM Battery Solution

Police & EMS Idling Reduction Project

• Police and EMS (PEMS) vehicles must

idle up to 70% of the time – some 7/24

• Fuel burn rate: ~5 liters/hr. idling
• Fleet Challenge PEMS project

developed HIRS technology chain

• Success! Idling reduction up to 47%,

fuel consumption reduction up to 2.37 litres/hour, GHG reductions up to 21 tonnes CO2 per yr./vehicle and ROI as low as 0.9 years

HIRSTM Battery Solution

HIRSTM Battery Solution

HIRSTM APU Solution

HIRSTM APU solution

HIRSTM APU Solution

HIRS Severe Weather Cell Testing

• 35 C

+ 35° C

What we do

Electric Vehicles

• Project EVAn (Electric Vehicle Analysis) joint

project by Fleet Challenge, Pollution Probe and CrossChasm Technologies

• EVAn compared battery-electric vehicles to traditional ICE (gas-

powered) units in real-world City of Toronto fleet operations

• EVAn determined that EV operational cost savings offset price

premiums to deliver ROI in just a few years - and EV’s produce 21 times less CO2

What we do

Electric Vehicles – Other Activities

• Vancouver Hybrid Taxi Project: Fleet

Challenge BC compared the use of hybrid vehicles to traditional gas-powered taxis

• Three-year hybrid-electric test in real-world

use, documented substantially lower

• perating costs and reductions in air

pollution

• Dispelled fears about batteries and hybrids –

800k km’s w/o problems

What we do

Electric Vehicles – Other Activities

• FleetWise EV300 Project: On behalf of

the Toronto Atmospheric Fund, Fleet Challenge helped achieve the goal of 300 hybrids in Toronto-based fleets

• Level III EVSE Project: Fleet Challenge

recently developed a business model and assessed the viability for EV fast-charging stations at Hwy. 401 service centres

• Fleet Challenge BioFleet Program: Goal was

market development for biodiesel; sought to mitigate the “chicken/egg” impasse

• BioFleet informed fleet managers and organized

biodiesel provincial procurement groups; then collectively negotiated best prices

• BioFleet assured potential biodiesel distributors of

market demand and informed fleet managers

What we do

BioFleet Program - Biodiesel

• Results: rapid growth of supply network and uptake by fleets; by

2013 big-blend (B5-B100) biodiesel used by almost all municipalities in/near urban centers, numerous corporate entities

• Fuel Ethanol: Fleet Challenge continues to

support higher blends of ethanol (E10 > E85) in fleets via recommendations and

• utreach
• 600,000 factory-built E85-capable flex-fuel

vehicles now in Canada

• Cellulosic ethanol production opportunity
• Little (if any?) source of supply

What we do

BioFleet Program – Ethanol

What we do

Solutions - Compressed Natural Gas

• Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) is

recommended by Fleet Challenge team as a clean, efficient, safe, alternate transportation fuel

• Payback for technology cost premium in 3-10

years from substantially lower price of CNG

• ver diesel
• Applications include refuse packer trucks as

well as light-duty vehicles

What we do

Other Solutions

• EPA SmartWay Project: Fleet Challenge,
• n behalf of NRCan, surveyed Ontario

trucking fleets; determined where new efficiencies might be found

• Microtransit Scoping Study: Fleet

Challenge recently (2016) assessed the potential for microtransit to drive GHG reductions in Greater Toronto and Montréal

What we do

Other Solutions

• Technologies such as engine stop/start devices reduce fuel use and are

mandated elsewhere

• Behaviour change – e.g., usage-based insurance premiums in place in
• ther jurisdictions and shown to be effective in GHG reduction
• Behaviour change – e.g., Pickup & SUV sales ever-increasing - many

drivers still feel its acceptable to drive gas guzzlers

• Ultimate fuel source may be hydrogen; vehicles are available (in limited

supply), but public fuelling infrastructure non-existent -- significant penetration into fleet could take decades

What we do

New Solutions - Renewable Natural Gas

• Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) - methanol

from municipal landfills a closed loop solution

• The Toronto Green Bin Program

can produce enough bioenergy to annually fuel the 300+ vehicles in the waste collection fleet

Source: http://www.ccibioenergy.com/on-site-solutions Source: Closing the Loop - a primer for municipalities, food processors and fleets

A Closed Loop Solution

What we do

New Solutions - Renewable Natural Gas

• For most municipalities

Fleet is typically responsible for ~ 30% of GHG’s

• Municipalities can play a

unique role as a producer and consumer of RNG

Source: Closing the Loop - a primer for municipalities, food processors and fleets

What we do

Conclusion

• GHG reduction options for transportation fleets are limited; more

solutions are needed

• Biomass should be an integral part of Canada’s carbon reduction plans
• Chicken/egg quandary persists with regard to new solutions, delaying

wide-scale implementation

• Sustained efforts similar to the initiatives described herein will facilitate

uptake by commercial fleets

• Commitment and intense effort by all stakeholders are essential for

Canada to achieve its carbon reduction commitments

DRIVING CHANGE

Questions?

solutions for municipal fleet managers

Contact us: T: 416 418 9931 info@fleetchallenge.ca www.fleetchallenge.ca