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ReFUEL May 2013 | Wisconsin Clean Cities - Southeast Area | Monthly Newsletter

WCTP Partner Showcase Highlighted Success of Alternative Fuels in Wisconsin

In This Issue: WCC Honored with U.S. EPA SmartWay Affiliate Challenge Award Making the Small Business Case for a Green Fleet Vehicle Hybrid Vehicle Training Courses for Technicians and Instructors Mark Your Calendars!

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ReFUEL is Wisconsin Clean Cities Southeast Area’s (WCC-SEA) Mayly coalition newsletter.

WCC-SEA is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3), organization, and is one of nearly 100 Clean Cities coalitions across the U.S. WCC-SEA works to reduce emissions, encourage the use of alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles, and develop the refueling infrastructure necessary to sustain the industry.

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In This Issue: Question of the Month

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What are the federal emissions and fuel economy standards for current and future on-road vehicles? Have any related emissions and fuel regulations been passed recently?

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Welcome New and Returning Members Features:

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WCTP Partner Showcase Highlighted Success of Alternative Fuels in Wisconsin Wisconsin Clean Cities Honored with U.S. EPA SmartWay Affiliate Challenge Award Making the Small Business Case for a Green Fleet Vehicle Hybrid Vehicle Training Courses for Technicians and Instructors

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Mark Your Calendars!

A full listing of upcoming events

Fleets Across The U.S.

Plug-In Vehicles to Harness Renewable Energy in Hawaii

Eye On Clean Cities

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Question of the Month “What are the federal emissions and fuel economy standards for current and future on-road vehicles? Have any related emissions and fuel regulations been passed recently?”

Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards and the associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards set requirements for new light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicle models with the goal of improving the overall fuel efficiency and environmental impact. The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) EPCA grants the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) the authority to regulate CAFE standards, with the requirement that new standards may not be proposed more than five model years at a time.

Starting with MY 2012 vehicles, manufacturers are required to improve fleet-wide fuel economy and reduce fleetwide GHG emissions by approximately 5% each year. By 2016, vehicles must meet an estimated combined average emissions level of no more than 250 grams of carbon dioxide per mile. If the industry met this carbon dioxide standard solely through fuel economy improvements, vehicles would have an average fuel economy of 35.5 miles per gallon (mpg).

NHTSA and EPA established the CAFE and GHG emissions standards for MY 2017 through MY 2025 passenger cars and light-duty trucks in 2012 in two phases, which are broken down as follows: Model Years

Average Fleet-Wide Fuel Economy

Phase 1

MY 2017-MY 2021

40.3-41.0 mpg (by MY 2021)

Phase 2*

MY 2022-MY 2025 48.7-49.7 mpg (by MY 2025) *Proposed, pending final rule

In 2011, NHTSA and EPA set the first-ever standards to reduce GHG emissions and improve fuel efficiency of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. The standards cover MY 2014 through MY 2018 on-road vehicles and are tailored to each of three main regulatory subcategories: • Combination tractors (also known as semi trucks); • Heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans; and • Vocational vehicles (such as delivery, refuse, and tow trucks; transit, shuttle, and school buses; and emergency vehicles).

The requirements provide flexibility through an emissions and fuel consumption credit system to help reduce the overall costs of the program and to allow manufacturers time to make necessary technological improvements.

On March 29, 2013, EPA announced their Tier 3 Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards Program, which includes more stringent tailpipe emissions standards for non-methane organic gas (NMOG), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and particulate matter (PM); more stringent evaporative vehicle emissions; and lower sulfur content of gasoline. This proposal aligns vehicle standards with the GHG emissions standards outlined above, as well as the California Low Emission Vehicle Program, allowing automakers to sell the same vehicle models in every state. The standards would apply to light-duty trucks, medium-duty passenger vehicles, and some heavy-duty vehicles and include different phasein schedules based on vehicle class from MY 2017 to MY 2025. The proposed gasoline sulfur standard would make emission control systems more effective for both existing and new vehicles.

For more information: • • • • •

Proposed gasoline sulfur standard: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/documents/tier3/tier3-nprm-20130329.pdf EPA Tier 3 Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards Program: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/tier3.htm NHTSA CAFE – Fuel Economy: http://www.nhtsa.gov/fuel-economy/ EPA Transportation and Climate: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/climate/regulations.htm FuelEconomy.gov: http://fueleconomy.gov/ May ReFUEL | 4

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WCTP Partner Showcase Highlighted Success of Alternative Fuels in Wisconsin

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isconsin Clean Cities and the Wisconsin State Energy Office hosted a successful Wisconsin Clean Transportation Program Partner Showcase on May 7, 2013 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI. The event showcased Wisconsin Clean Transportation Program (WCTP) partners that received American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to invest in alternative fuels or advanced technology vehicles. Ten partners sat on panels to highlight their success with fueling with either compressed natural gas (CNG), propane, hybrids, electric vehicles, and biofuels. Over 100 attendees in the audience were able to hear firsthand experiences of using alternative fuel and/or advanced technology vehicles from all facets of the transportation industry.

The event, which was free thanks to generous sponsorship by AmeriGas, Inland Power Group, Kwik Trip, and others, also featured a keynote address delivered by WCTP Project Managers: Maria Redmond, WI State Energy Office, Lorrie Lisek, WI Clean Cities, and Mark O’Connell, Technical Coordinator for the WCTP. The WCTP Partners that spoke at the event included: • • • • • • • • • •

Ron Ruppel, SunPower Biodiesel Jim Bogan, UW - Madison Dr. George Corliss, Marquette University Jason Ebert, GO Riteway Transportation Group Dan Goeden, Milwaukee County Sheriff Paul Milbrath, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Pete Coffaro, Milwaukee Metro Sewerage District Mary Smarelli, Transit Express John Welch, Dane County Jeff Shefchik, Paper Transport

The Partner showcase also featured nine exhibitor tables, two propane lawn mowers and fifteen light- and heavy-duty vehicles that could be fueled on either ethanol, electricity, CNG, or propane.

Jim Bogan, Fleet Program Officer at UW-Madison, shows off one of their E-Ride Industries neighborhood electric vehicles.

Dr. George Corliss drove the Marquette University electric LIMO from Milwaukee to Madison and back, with an overnight charge in Oconomowoc.

The WCTP is a $15 million ARRA funded program, which leveraged $17 million from 37 partners in order to put over 300 alternative fuels or advanced vehicles onto Wisconsin roads and installed or upgraded 18 alternative fuel stations.

WCTP is administered jointly by the State of Wisconsin Energy Office and Wisconsin Clean Cities – Southeast Area. Wisconsin Clean Cities is part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Clean Cities initiative.

Clean Cities supports local decisions to reduce petroleum consumption in the transportation sector through the use of alternative fuels, advanced technology vehicles, and fuel economy measures.

To learn more, visit:

www.wicleancities.org/wct-program.php

Jeff Shefchik, President of Paper Transport, talks about his experience using Compressed Natural Gas and the 23 CNG class 8 trucks they received through the WCTP. May ReFUEL | 6

Wisconsin Clean Cities Honored with U.S. EPA SmartWay Affiliate Challenge Award

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isconsin Clean Cities joins an elite group of 7 SmartWay Affiliates honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a 2013 SmartWay Affiliate Challenge award. EPA has recognized these Affiliates on the SmartWay website, in the SmartWay E-news letter and in industry trade publications as part of its Earth Day activities.

“We are proud to be recognized for our efforts as an affiliate promoting the EPA’s SmartWay program,” said Lorrie Lisek, Executive Director of Wisconsin Clean Cities. “The SmartWay program is a great synergy to our coalition’s efforts because it gives us a supplemental outlet outside the Clean Cities program to connect fleets to methods, strategies, and an additional network of fleets to reduce their petroleum consumption and fueling costs. It helps strengthen our impact and efforts in Wisconsin.”

The SmartWay Affiliate Challenge is a national challenge developed by EPA to acknowledge SmartWay Affiliates that have initiated and executed exceptional recruiting, promotional and marketing activities in support of our shared goals to reduce truck emissions and improve freight efficiency. These affiliates serve as role models for other SmartWay affiliates and partners.

The challenge was open to all SmartWay Affiliates. Participating organizations submitted an application and supporting materials describing various activities they accomplished during the period of March 1, 2012 to March 1, 2013.

As a SmartWay Affiliate Challenge Honoree, Wisconsin Clean Cities completed activities in a variety of areas, such as: • Contacted Wisconsin Fleets about the benefits of the SmartWay program • Promoted the SmartWay Transport brand in their monthly newsletters and website • Hosted an educational workshop last August related to the SmartWay Transport Partnership program highlighting methods for idle reduction.

“I commend Wisconsin Clean Cities for promoting sustainable transportation to their members through the SmartWay Transport Partnership”, said Christopher Grundler, Director of the Office of Transportation and Air Quality, EPA. “The level of commitment, enthusiasm and creativity demonstrated by this years honorees are helping us achieve our mutual goals for cleaner air and a more sustainable transportation supply chain.”

Learn more about the SmartWay program: http://www.wicleancities.org/idle.php

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Making the Small Business Case for a Green Fleet Vehicle

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volution Marketing is an environmental communications and marketing firm that offers marketing, public relations, and creative design services to businesses, organizations, and government units.

Since 2008, they have taken steps and completed initiatives within nine areas of sustainability: water, waste, energy, climate change, supply chain, governance, workforce, community and transportation. Towards that goal, the two employee firm acquired a dedicated electric Nissan Leaf as their company vehicle in June last year.

Like all other decisions for her business, Lisa Geason-Bauer, President of Evolution Marketing, made a business case for an electric vehicle to make sure it was the best option. Lisa started by doing some simple The Evolution Marketing Nissan Leaf charging calculations about their gasoline vehicle and found from January 1, at the City of Milwaukee public station located 2008 through December 31, 2011 the vehicle had traveled 26,865 at Discovery World. miles (6,716 miles annually), generated approximately 10.5 tons of CO2, and fuel expenses totaled $3,072.46. She also projected for 2012 that gasoline would cost around $980.00 total. Using this information, Lisa then took national averages from Nissan to see what the same mileage would look like driving a Leaf (see chart 1).

The results were encouraging. Lisa found that driving the dedicated electric vehicle would only cost around $230 for a year if they only drove around 7,000 miles annually – a cost savings of more than $700. Beyond fuel cost, Lisa had several other reasons to add to why the Leaf made sense for Evolution Marketing: • The majority of clients were within a 30-mile radius of the office; • Driving in eco-mode increases the driving range of the vehicle for instances the company would need to travel further (minimizing range anxiety); • Purchasing renewable energy from the electric company was cost effective; and • The Leaf was a great advertising opportunity because it would showcase their brand everywhere they went.

Based on the business case Lisa built, Evolution Marketing ordered the Nissan Leaf and was the first business in Wisconsin to own one. Another benefit Lisa had not factored was the Leaf’s ability to regenerate energy as it was driven, and found it further increased the vehicle’s efficiency and fuel savings compared to the gasoline vehicle.

Despite using 1,263.6 kWh of electricity to drive the vehicle from June 2012 to December 2012, Lisa only had to purchase 1,037.9 kWh of electricity from the utility due to the regeneration.

Overall, Lisa and Evolution Marketing could not be happier with their decision to switch from gasoline to electric.

“I encourage any business owner or individual consumer to weigh their options. Switching fuels does not have to be a scary decision and can offer a huge benefit,” says Lisa. “Even if an electric vehicle is not your best option, there are many other options available to consider when replacing your vehicle.” The Nissan Leaf fits Evolution Marketing’s image and goals, and it fits their budget.

To learn more about Evolution Marketing’s Green Fleet Vehicle and where you can see them next,

visit http://www.evmkting.com/

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Hybrid Vehicle Training Courses for Technicians and Instructors

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adison Area Technical College is hosting two hybrid vehicle training courses for both technicians and instructors this summer. This new hybrid vehicle training course includes a Credential from the Society of Automotive Engineers to show the attendees have achieved the knowledge necessary to be proficient in the diagnosis of hybrid electric vehicles.

Both courses are offered with the choice of Course Material Package Options to support Technicians or Educator/Trainthe-Trainer.

The training is run through Automotive Research and Design, LLC (AR&D). AR&D is one of the few companies with a technically qualified instructor staff, leading edge publications, and course materials that support their ability to deliver a learning experience and product line that effectively supports the highly complex and integrated systems found in EV/HEV technologies.

The first course, offered the week of June 3-7, 2013, is 5-day SAE International Advanced HEV Diagnostics Credential. This course is designed to instruct participants in the course outline topics for the purposes of preparing them to take the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Diagnostics Level 1 Exams to receive their Credential at the end of the course. The combination of classroom and hands-on 4-day course (with Day 5 for hands-on competency test and FINAL SAE Exam) will cover the fundamentals through advanced Hybrid & Electric vehicle concepts on topics such as, electrical personal safety, high voltage vehicle safety systems and controls, permanent magnet and AC induction MGU construction and operation, how torque is blended using the engine and electric propulsion system, HEV systems design and operation, battery pack systems design, operation – including its control systems and battery module types. Basic and enhanced diagnostic considerations and failure mode conditions for each system will also be covered for all of the topics within the course.

The second course, offered the week of June 10-13, 2012, is 4-day Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Maintenance - Service and Diagnostics. In this course, the participants will be taught how to properly perform SOH testing on the HV components. Additionally, the participants will be taught the process on how to rebuild a HV battery pack in the event that the SOH testing indicates that a rebuild is necessary. This is a 60% hands-on course concentration.

Multiple lab vehicles and components will be used to instruct systems operation and testing, and perform all of the SOH tests on the high voltage systems and/or components.

Read course descriptions, instructor bios, and pre-register to save your spot: http://www.autoresearchanddesign.com/training.php

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Mark Your Calendars!

Join Wisconsin Clean Cities at these great events!

May 21, 2013

Lakeshore Energy Cluster Converting Fleets to CNG Workshops Session 1: 8:30 - 11:30 AM Kewaunee Co. Fairgrounds Luxemburg, WI Session 2: 1:30 - 4:30 PM Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland, WI RSVP: Melissa at (920) 482�0540

June 24-27, 2013

ACT Expo 2013 Washington, DC Register: http://gvw2013.eventbrite.com Special discount for Clean Cities members!

Call (414) 221-4487 to get the code.

June 13, 2013

Kwik Trip Natural Gas Seminar Janesville, WI

June 20, 2013

Kwik Trip Natural Gas Seminar Baldwin, WI

May 23, 2013

Wisconsin Partners for Clean Air Extravaganza 2:00 - 4:00 PM UW-Milwaukee School of Public Health 1240 N. 10 St., Milwaukee, WI 53205 RSVP by May 16: (414) 263-8751 or peter.mcmullen@wisconsin.gov

For more event information, visit our events page at www.wicleancities.org/events.php.

For sponsorship opportunities, email info@wicleancities.org or call (414) 221-4958.

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F l e e ts A c r o ss th e U . S . : How Other Fleets Are Using Alternative Fuels And Vehicles

Plug-In Vehicles to Harness Renewable Energy in Hawaii

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awaii is saying “Aloha” to electric vehicles as part of an effort to shed the dubious distinction of being the most petroleum-dependent state in the country. By the end of this year, the state and its clean-energy partners expect to have more than 1,000 plug-in vehicles on the road and 200 public charging units at more than 80 locations.

Imported oil currently supplies about 90% of Hawaii’s energy, and gasoline prices range from $4 to $5 per gallon. The state has partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy through the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative to reach a goal of 70% clean energy by 2030. Deployment of plug-in vehicles represents a major strategy toward meeting the goal, since these vehicles are especially well suited to take advantage of renewable sources of electricity like wind and solar, which have higher variability than the fossil fuels they’re replacing.

“We are really a test bed for EVs and renewable electricity,” said Margaret Larson, Vehicle Specialist for the Hawaii State Energy Office and Co-Coordinator for Honolulu Clean Cities (HCC).

HCC is playing an important role in Hawaii’s plug-in deployment, as Larson taps into Clean Cities’ national network of coordinators to help find solutions to local challenges. She has also made great use of the Clean Cities Technical Response Service when searching for ways to overcome deployment barriers. “Being able to turn to the Clean Cities program has been so valuable. The Technical Response Service is my best friend,” Larson said.

High on Larson’s long list of deployment activities is participation in a Clean Cities Electric Vehicle Community Readiness Project on Maui. Through the project, the University of Hawaii Maui College is developing a plan for the island’s implementation of electric vehicles. HCC is interviewing the first wave of charging station hosts at commercial properties to glean early lessons learned. Once complete, the Maui plan will be replicated and adapted for the other islands.

One of Clean Cities’ National Clean Fleets Partners has gotten in on the action as well: Enterprise Rent-A-Car has 30 electric vehicles in its Hawaii rental fleet. “It’s been great that they’ve led by example. Tourism is our No. 1 industry, so having rental agencies purchase electric vehicles is key to their adoption,” Larson said.

Learn more:

Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative: http://www.hawaiicleanenergyinitiative.org/ Honolulu Clean Cities: http://www.afdc.energy.gov/cleancities/coalition/honolulu

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Eye on Wisconsin Clean Cities View pictures, videos, presentations, and join the online conversation!

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Lorrie traveled to Washington DC in April to speak with our legislatures about the importance of alternative fuels. She’s pictured here with Congressman Pocan (right) and Tim Boyle, Regional Sales Manager with ANGI Energy Systems (left).

Kwik Trip held a natural gas educational seminar on May 2, 2013 in Verona, WI. Compressed natural gas (CNG) will be available at one of their Verona stores this year.

The Green Vehicles Showcase on April 24, 2013, featured electric, hybrid electric, natural gas, propane, and biofuel vehicles.

Wisconsin Clean Cities and Milwaukee Area Technical College honored George Stone with a certificate of recognition for planning and moderating the Green Vehicles Workshop for 10 years. (From left: George Stone, Dr. Michael Burke).

Jeff Gerdin, Cummins, spoke at Madison Gas and Electric’s CNG Breakfast Seminar on April 25, 2013. Jeff spoke about natural gas medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, including engine availability and maintenance.

ANGI Energy Systems supported the Wisconsin Clean Transportation Program Partner Showcase on May 7, 2013. Katrina Bell (left) and Dan Hicks represented ANGI and talked with attendees about natural gas refueling options.

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