California Energy Commission awards $24.9M to 9 medium and heavy advanced truck demo projects

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Green Car Congress / March 25, 2015

The California Energy Commissions has selected 9 projects to receive a combined $24,873,512 in proposed funding for cost share in the field demonstration of advanced medium- and heavy-duty on-road vehicle technologies—primarily battery electric and fuel cell technology—that may become commercially available in California. The match amount for the nine projects is $17,212,984. The solicitation (PON-14-605) was under the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP).

Nineteen other projects also passed the screening. However, the Energy Commission started with the highest score and began determining the awards, descending through the list of finalists until the money available (the $24,873,512) ran out. Five applications did not pass.

The nine projects receiving funding are:

PON-14-605 proposed awards

Lead organization Project Title Cal Energy Funding

Transportation Power, Inc. Heavy-Duty Electric Yard Tractors $3,000,000

Transportation Power, Inc. Advanced Battery-Electric Port Vehicles $3,000,000

Transportation Power, Inc. Heavy-Duty Electric Refuse Trucks $2,884,812

Hydrogenics USA, Inc. Hydrogenics Advanced Fuel Cell Vehicle Technology Drayage Truck demo $2,679,417

Hydrogenics USA, Inc. New Flyer Advanced Fuel Cell Vehicle Technology Bus demo $1,739,937

Motiv Power Systems Class C Electric-Quest School Bus Demonstration $2,702,223

Motiv Power Systems Electric Refuse and Loader Truck Demonstration $2,980,875

CALSTART, Inc. LADOT-BYD Battery Transit Bus $2,886,248

North American Repower, LLC The Sectran Security PHEV- Renewal Natural Gas Truck Demonstration Project $3,000,000

Funding of these proposed projects is contingent upon the approval of these projects at a publicly noticed Energy Commission Business Meeting and execution of a grant agreement. If the Energy Commission is unable to timely negotiate and execute a funding agreement with an Applicant, the Energy Commission, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to cancel the pending award.

Projects passed, but not funded due to their lower scores, include:

• CALSTART; H₂Ride Hydrogen Shuttle Bus Demonstration Project

• CALSTART; UPS Advanced Hybrid Lift Truck Demonstration Program

• City of Gardena - Gardena Municipal Bus Lines; Zero Emission Re-power

• Efficient Drivetrains, Inc.; PGE PHEV-Renewable Diesel Work Truck Demonstration Project

• Center for Transportation and the Environment; Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Delivery Van Project

• Center for Transportation and the Environment; AC Transit Fuel Cell Bus Power Plant Retrofit

• Center for Transportation and the Environment; Battery-Electric Mucker Demonstration Project

• Antelope Valley Transit Authority; AVTA Battery Electric Bus Transit Technology Demonstration Project

• The Regents of the University of California (Irvine); NextGen American Fuel Cell Bus Project

• Bay Area Air Quality Management District; Development and Deployment of All-Electric Over The Road Buses

• Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District; SBMTD Advanced Bus Transit Technology Demonstration Project

• The Leland Stanford Junior University; Stanford University 100% Battery Electric Coach Bus Demonstration Project

• Caterpillar; Hybrid Wheel Loader With Integrated Technologies

• Caterpillar; Off-Road Large-Size Hybrid Excavator Phase III

• Proterra; Extended Range Electric Bus Demonstration Project

• The Regents of the University of California (Davis); Demonstration of Retrofitted All- Electric Transit Bus at UC Davis

• Wrightspeed; Turbine-Electric Range-Extended EV Demonstration Vehicles

• Odyne Systems; Odyne Advanced User Interface Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle Technology Demonstration

• XL Hybrids; Class 3-4 Advanced HEV Demonstration

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Electric Refuse Trucks Headed to Los Angeles

Heavy Duty Trucking  /  August 18, 2017

Motiv Power Systems announced an order for two battery-electric refuse trucks by the City of Los Angeles' Sanitation Department. According to the manufacturer, this marks the third metropolitan area in the United States that will utilize and benefit from Motiv-powered, zero-emission refuse trucks in their communities.  

Los Angeles has followed the lead of their counterparts in the state capitol, Sacramento, offering their residents refuse trucks that not only eliminate carbon emissions but also noise. These refuse trucks will ensure quieter mornings for the residents of Los Angeles.

According to Motiv, refuse trucks are ideal candidates (economically and environmentally) for electrification due to their fixed pickup routes and predictable range requirements. The application of Motiv's All-Electric Powertrain results in a high quality, zero-emission electric vehicle with the same capability as traditional diesel-powered vehicles without the noise or pollution typically associated with refuse trucks.

Related reading - https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/50167-sacramento-to-run-electric-garbage-truck-on-regular-routes/?tab=comments#comment-372253

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Thought CA. was broke, can't fix their roads but can waste money on  cleaning up the air which comes from the west all ready dirty because it blew in from China, (don't tell CA, residents that it's a secret)

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Motiv Power Systems providing two battery-electric refuse trucks to LA

Green car Congress  /  October 10, 2017

Motiv Power Systems is deploying two battery-electric refuse trucks to the City of Los Angeles. As a continuation of a demonstration project funded by the California Energy Commission, these Class-8 ERVs use the Motiv All-Electric Powertrain to drive a Crane Carrier chassis, with an automated side-loader body built by Amrep, Inc.

The trucks will be built by Amrep, Inc. in Los Angeles and are projected to be delivered in the first quarter of 2018. The City of Los Angeles Sanitation plans to run the ERVs on residential and recycling routes and expects to save as much as 6,000 gallons of fuel per year. Upon delivery, the Los Angeles ERVs bring the all-electric refuse trucks powered by Motiv to a total of three in California and four within North America.

Rather than having customized vehicles provided by a variety of vendors, Motiv’s modular design allows the same All-Electric Powertrain to be used across the full range of a city’s work trucks, from Class 4 through Class 8. The use of a single electric powertrain system for all the city’s electric work trucks simplifies the maintenance and operation of a growing municipal electric vehicle fleet, reducing the cost of spare parts and training.

This enables cities such as Los Angeles to expand their carbon reduction efforts through electrification of work trucks, transit buses and other diesel vehicles without placing a heavy maintenance burden on their public works departments.

Similar to Motiv-powered electric refuse trucks on the road in Sacramento, the Los Angeles trucks will have a payload capacity of nine tons and 1,000 pounds per cubic yard of compaction. All Motiv ERVs are equipped with 10 battery packs, expandable to 12 packs if needed for future route expansion.

With up to 212 kWh of power, the Motiv powered ERVs supply enough electricity to efficiently move the truck and power the electric hydraulics throughout the day, supporting a range between 50-80 miles, depending upon the pack size. Using the Motiv universal high power charger (480V, 50 kW), the ERV batteries will easily reach full charge overnight.

Founded in 2009 and based in Foster City, CA., Motiv Power Systems designs and builds flexible and scalable All-Electric Powertrains for commercial medium and heavy-duty trucks and buses. Motiv Power Systems holds the distinction of being the only Ford eQVM-approved provider of all-electric powertrains for commercial trucks and buses.

Motiv partners with existing truck builders to manufacture electric versions of their traditional fossil-fueled vehicles on their current assembly lines. Common vehicle types from these builders include work, delivery and refuse trucks, as well as school and shuttle buses. The Motiv All-Electric Powertrain is installed at the time of vehicle manufacture, similar to a natural gas or propane upfit.

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