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Clean Transportation (cont'd)
Other Programs
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Hybrid-Electric
Transit Buses
–Working with the  Metropolitan
Transportation Authority (MTA)
and
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA),
we supported the development of a prototype hybrid-electric transit
bus for New York City Transit and then helped that agency buy 10
hybrid-electric transit buses for use on city streets. Following the
successful demonstration of these pilot buses, the MTA took delivery of an
additional 815 for New York City and an additional 850 are currently on order.
In 2002, this program won the Clean Air Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
More recently, we teamed up with NYSERDA again and the Roosevelt
Island Operating Corporation to purchase four hybrid-electric buses
for Roosevelt Island residents and visitors. These stylish red
buses now provide most of the bus service on the 147-acre island,
located in the East River off Manhattan.
 The hybrid buses are all designed with an electric-drive system
which includes a battery pack and an electric motor. The mechanical
energy from braking is converted back into electrical energy and
supplies additional power to accelerate and climb hills. The hybrid
technology, combined with a diesel particulate filter and the use of
ultra-low-sulfur fuel, have reduced the emissions of particulate
matter by 90 percent, nitrogen oxides by 40 percent and greenhouse
gases by 30 percent. Fuel consumption for the hybrid buses is 25 to
35 percent less than for a standard diesel bus, and all
of
these buses are being made in New York State, providing jobs at
upstate companies.
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School Bus Emission Reduction Program – As part of a $23
million program to offset emissions of air pollutants in four New York
City boroughs, we initiated a $6 million program to install pollution
control systems on up to 1,500 city school buses in service with the New
York City Board of Education. The program, which is being implemented
in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island, converts bus fueling
facilities to dispense ultra-low-sulfur fuel and equips buses with emission
control devices such as diesel oxidation catalysts (DOCs). The use of ultra-low-sulfur fuel,
along with exhaust system modifications like DOCs, reduces emission
levels of particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur oxides and total
hydrocarbons.
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 Hybrid
Electric Trucks - In 2006, we assisted Charmer
Sunbelt, the largest beverage distributor in the United States, in
the development of a pilot project, involving two hybrid trucks to
see whether hybrid technology can be used to power the class 7 heavy
duty trucks that help carry Charmer’s beverages nationwide. The
trucks went into full-service in January 2007. They are being used
in beverage deliveries throughout New York City’s five boroughs and
western Nassau County. During their operation the trucks will also
be used to document fuel savings and performance characteristics
compared to conventional trucks. The hybrid trucks are estimated
save 35 percent in fuel costs, and are anticipated to reduce
emissions of hydrocarbons by 76 percent, carbon monoxide by 77
percent, nitrogen oxides by 39 percent and particulate matter by 64
percent.
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Airport Electrification -
We
recently assisted Delta Airlines
 with replacement of their diesel operated,
ground support vehicles with electric models at the Marine Air
Terminal of LaGuardia Airport. We co-funded the cost of high-tech
rapid chargers and helped Delta find additional financing. The
Marine Air Terminal project retired almost the entire fleet of
Delta’s ground support equipment (15 pieces) and replaced it with a
fleet of electric powered vehicles and a computer-controlled rapid
battery charging system. The project removes roughly 19.2
tons of harmful pollutants from the atmosphere each year, including
12.4 tons of nitrogen oxides, 0.8 tons of particulate matter, 4.6
tons of carbon monoxide, and 1.4 tons of hydrocarbons. Over the
service life of the fleet, the project is anticipated to reduce
harmful emissions by 256.4 tons. In partnership with Albany County
Airport Authority, we also placed a fleet of clean electric vehicles
at Albany International Airport (read
more), and we are currently working on similar
programs at Westchester County airport in Harrison, Stewart
International Airport in Newburgh, and John F. Kennedy airport in
New York City.
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 Electric
School Buses – We introduced the first two all-electric school
buses to operate in the Northeast.
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Delivery
Vans –
Following a successful NYPA-funded demonstration project to use
all-electric trucks for mail delivery in Manhattan, which we
undertook with the New York City DOT, the Northeast Alternative
Vehicle Consortium and Solectria
 Corp.,
the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) purchased 20 two-ton capacity
electric delivery vans. Known as CitiVans, they have replaced diesel
trucks that traveled short distances and idled for extended periods.
More recently, NYPA purchased eight CitiVans for mail delivery in
the Bronx and two for the Flushing Post Office in Queens as part of
the program to offset emissions of air pollutants in four New York
City boroughs. With the two original vans from the demonstration
project, the USPS now has a total of 32 CitiVans in its fleet. This
is "e-mail" in its truest sense—mail delivery with an all-electric
delivery van.
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Green Zones – Several customers from
around the state have signed on to one of our latest programs which
aims to replace traditional gasoline- and diesel-fueled vehicles and
equipment with cleaner, more efficient electric and hybrid-electric
vehicles and outdoor power equipment. The program is targeted for
parks, college campuses, and other limited access areas—or green
zones. In addition to improving air quality, the program is also
geared toward identifying test markets for new technologies and
products, such as our new custom-designed Club Car Carryall truck
which is equipped with a bank of batteries and accessory outlets to
power electric outdoor equipment used in the field. We work with
our Green Zones partners to identify products (both commercially
available and new technologies) that could adequately replace older
equipment and provide technical assistance and co-funding to help
with their purchase and implementation. As part of the program,
participants are asked to provide data on the performance of the new
vehicles and equipment and we calculate resulting emissions
reductions and fuel savings. Statewide, more than 20 Green
Zones communities have been established since we began the program
in 2005 and over 50 vehicles have been replaced.
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Green Fleets –
This programs aims to replace traditional gasoline or diesel-fueled
vehicles with electric or hybrid-electric vehicles in customer
fleets. A wide range of vehicles have been placed in service
under this program, from heavy-duty utility trucks and shuttle buses
to electric trams and forklifts. By sharing these vehicles with large
numbers of users, we’re further expanding public awareness of the
benefits of EV technology.
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