SARTA CNG
SARTA Bus Routes
Proline Ridership Profile
Routes by 2009 Ridership
SARTA Vehicle Types • • • • •
11 CNG Paratransit (built in IN) 11 CNG MV1 (built in IN) 8 GNG transit buses 3 CNG Honda Civics (built in Ohio) 3 CNG Chrysler Town & County (converted in Ohio) • 4 Diesel Electric Hybrids • 1 Diesel/CNG Duel Fuel • 40 buses use B5 bio diesil
SARTA Initiatives Going GREEN – Hybrid Vehicles, Bike Racks on Buses
Big Word
Diesel Electric Hybrid Hybrid Average January - July Calculated MPG
Fuel Cost per Mile
CO2 Emissions Per Bus (in lbs)
5.44
0.44
4101.65
Conventional Average January - July Calculated MPG
Fuel Cost per Mile
CO2 Emissions Per Bus (in lbs)
4.68
0.52
5411.76
Hybrid Improvement January - July Calculated MPG
Fuel Cost per Mile
CO2 Emissions Per Bus (in lbs)
14.10%
16.25%
24.21%
CNG vs Diesel • • • •
53% lower NOX 85% LOWER particulate matter 89% lower CO Source Washington DC METRO
CNG/DISIEL STUDY Baseline Historical Data by Month for Year 2013
Converted Bus 0158
Regular Diesel Bus 0054 Full CNG Bus 1292
Diesel Fuel (Gallons) CNG (GGE) Miles Driven CNG Cost Per Mile Diesel Cost Per Mile Combined Fuel Cost Per Mile CNG Cost Per GGE ($0.99) CNG MPG Diesel Cost Per Gal ($3.09) Diesel MPG Diesel Fuel (Gallons) Miles Driven Diesel Cost Per Mile Diesel Cost Per Gal ($3.09) Diesel MPG CNG (GGE) Miles Driven CNG Cost Per Mile CNG Cost Per GGE ($0.99) CNG MPG
Jan N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A $ 0.99 N/A $ 3.09 192.10 743 $ 0.80 $ 3.09 3.86 970.34 3,456 $ 0.28 $ 0.99 3.56
Feb 142.60 161.38 958 $ 0.17 $ 0.46 $ 0.63 $ 0.99 5.93 $ 3.09 6.72 465.30 1,964 $ 0.73 $ 3.09 4.22 1,323.39 4,695 $ 0.28 $ 0.99 3.54
Mar 223.40 143.27 1268 $ 0.11 $ 0.54 $ 0.66 $ 0.99 8.85 $ 3.09 5.68 757.90 3,054 $ 0.77 $ 3.09 4.03 1,203.85 5,319 $ 0.22 $ 0.99 4.42
Apr 198.10 101.84 1216 $ 0.08 $ 0.50 $ 0.59 $ 0.99 11.94 $ 3.09 6.14 517.30 2,148 $ 0.74 $ 3.09 4.15 1,154.30 5,539 $ 0.21 $ 0.99 4.79
May 545.70 305.00 3072 $ 0.10 $ 0.55 $ 0.65 $ 0.99 10.07 $ 3.09 5.63 457.10 1697 $ 0.83 $ 3.09 3.71 1,017.50 4531 $ 0.22 $ 0.99 4.45
Jun 338.60 226.08 1731 $ 0.13 $ 0.60 $ 0.73 $ 0.99 7.66 $ 3.09 5.11 528.30 1967 $ 0.83 $ 3.09 3.72 1,210.51 5404 $ 0.22 $ 0.99 4.46
Jul 394.60 241.34 1907 0.13 0.64 0.76 $ 0.99 7.90 $ 3.09 4.83 639.30 2263 $ 0.87 $ 3.09 3.54 516.14 2570 $ 0.20 $ 0.99 4.98
Aug 495.80 228.93 2298 0.10 0.67 0.77 $ 0.99 10.04 $ 3.09 4.63 678.20 2558 $ 0.82 $ 3.09 3.77 1,068.02 4887 $ 0.22 $ 0.99 4.58
Sep 177.60 125.49 1405 0.09 0.39 0.48 $ 0.99 11.20 $ 3.09 7.91 648.40 2456 $ 0.82 $ 3.09 3.79 1,087.18 4825 $ 0.22 $ 0.99 4.44
Oct
Nov
Dec
$ 0.12 $ 0.53 $ 0.65 $
0.99 $
0.99 $
0.99
$
3.09 $
3.09 $
3.09
8.89 5.85
$ 0.80 $
3.09 $
3.09 $
3.87
$ 0.23 $
0.99 $
0.99 $
(GGE = Gasoline Gallon Equivalent)
Summary of Regular Diesel Bus (0054) 2006 to May 2013Summary of Full CNG Bus (1292) 2006 to May 2013 - Average MPG 3.87 - Average MPG 4.36 - Average diesel fuel cost per mile $0.80 - Average CNG fuel cost per mile $0.23 ** Bus 0158 for March had 4 days of Diesel only operation that have been removed from the calculation ** Bus 0158 for April had 8 days of Diesel only operation that have removed from the calculation ** Bus 0158 for June had 7 days of Diesel only operation that have been removed from the calculation ** Bus 0158 for July had 6 days of Diesel only operation that have been removed from the calculation ** Bus 0158 for August had 3 days of Diesel only operation that have been removed from the calculation ** Bus 0158 for September had 3 days of Diesel only operation that have been removed from the calculation
3.09
Summary of Converted (0158) 2006 to May 2013 - Average diesel only MPG 5.85 - Average diesel fuel only cost per mile $0.53 - Average CNG MPG 8.89 - Average CNG fuel cost per mile $0.12 - Combined CNG and diesel average MPG 7.37 - Combined CNG /Diesel fuel cost per mile $0.65
0.99 4.36
Fueling Layout
Public location
SARTA CNG USAGE • OVER 11,000 PUBIC USES SINCE MAY 2012 • 55,000 Gasoline Gallons Equ (GGE) used last month • 35,000 GGE to the public in Sept 2013 • Busiest public CNG facility in Ohio • Public transactions are by credit card • Joint partnership with Clean Energy • Users: Kimble, Pepsico, Hometown Ice, Earth & Wood, and Waste Management
Fueling
Public Station
CNG Dispenser for buses
CNG COMPRESSOR
CNG Dryer Unit
Fuel Nossel
Inside of Nossel
Fueling Port
CNG Compound
Site Work
Skid Placement
Placement of Vessels
Pipe Layout
Pipes and More Pipes
Digging up everything‌
Inside Modification
New HVAC
Start up issues • • • • • • •
Cost of facilities Cost of CNG vehicles Building modification Vehicle replacement Small bus limitation Training awareness
More Information • Clean Fuels Ohio http://www.cleanfuelsohio.org/ Ohio NVG Parntership http://ohiongv.cleanfuelsohio.org/ CNG NOW http://www.cngnow.com