Transit Fleet Electrification Barriers, Resolutions and Costs

This paper synthesizes insights from a workshop on fleet electrification at the 2023 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, which included participants from transit agencies, national labs, industry, government and academia. Participants identified barriers to fleet electrification including...

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Main Authors: Nawaf Nazir, Vincent Bruscas, Yury Dvorkin, Jeffrey Lidicker, Steven Polunsky, Philip Pugliese, William Tonis, Bolun Xu, Michael Kintner-Meyer
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Language:English
Published: Findings Press 2023-10-01
Series:Findings
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.87942
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description This paper synthesizes insights from a workshop on fleet electrification at the 2023 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, which included participants from transit agencies, national labs, industry, government and academia. Participants identified barriers to fleet electrification including lack of knowledge on fleet electrification, high utility demand charges, lack of charging infrastructure, delays in grid infrastructure upgrades and high up-front costs. To overcome these challenges, panelists emphasized partnering with OEMs and utilities, and having flexible charging infrastructure with software support tools. Finally, participants identified opportunities for integrating with electricity markets on peak demand management, time-of-use charging, participation in wholesale markets, and various vehicle-to-grid solutions. Based on these findings, we propose specific steps that various stakeholders like fleet operators, utilities and regulatory authorities could take.
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spelling doaj-art-ed4ca7f7dce340d588c1798fc3b94f622025-08-20T03:20:54ZengFindings PressFindings2652-88002023-10-0110.32866/001c.87942Transit Fleet Electrification Barriers, Resolutions and CostsNawaf NazirVincent BruscasYury DvorkinJeffrey LidickerSteven PolunskyPhilip PuglieseWilliam TonisBolun XuMichael Kintner-MeyerThis paper synthesizes insights from a workshop on fleet electrification at the 2023 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, which included participants from transit agencies, national labs, industry, government and academia. Participants identified barriers to fleet electrification including lack of knowledge on fleet electrification, high utility demand charges, lack of charging infrastructure, delays in grid infrastructure upgrades and high up-front costs. To overcome these challenges, panelists emphasized partnering with OEMs and utilities, and having flexible charging infrastructure with software support tools. Finally, participants identified opportunities for integrating with electricity markets on peak demand management, time-of-use charging, participation in wholesale markets, and various vehicle-to-grid solutions. Based on these findings, we propose specific steps that various stakeholders like fleet operators, utilities and regulatory authorities could take.https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.87942
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