Colorado Mountain College Vehicle Purchasing Guidelines · 2018-08-24 · Colorado Mountain College...
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ColoradoMountainCollegeVehiclePurchasingGuidelinesTableofContents
1. UniversitiesBestPractices
2. AlternativeFuelingOptions&Locations
a. SummaryofFuelingOptions
b. AlternativeFuelStationsMap
c. AlternativeFuelCharacteristics
d. CMCGeographicDescription&Overview
i. EVConcerns
ii. E85StorageTank
3. LowEmissionsVehiclePurchasingStandards
a. Procedure&ReviewPlan
b. SustainableFleetTargets
c. WhatisaSustainableVehicle?
d. VehicleClassifications&Exemptions
4. PurchasingAgreements&Partnerships
5. Resources
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1. UniversityBestPractices.
SummaryThecommonthemeamongleadingeducationalinstitutionsisthatallnewvehiclespurchasedmustbelow-orzero-emission,oratleasthavethehighestefficiencypossible.Someschoolsfurtherrequirethatnewvehiclesmustbehybrid,electric,and/orusealternativeorbio-basedfuelsthatarecleanerthanconventionalgas.Inadditiontosettingstandardsfornewvehicles,manyschoolshavepoliciesandprogramstomaketransportationmoresustainable.Thisisamoreproactive,effectiveapproachthatdemonstratesaschool’sfullcommitmenttosustainability.Examplesinclude:improvingpublictransportation,givingincentives,andaddressingcommuting,businesstravel,etc.Somealsoincorporateeducationandstudentinvolvement.Manyschoolsalsoinvolveapurchasingorsustainabilitydepartment/taskforcetoassistwithvehiclepurchasesandhelppurchasersmakethebest/mostsustainablechoices.ForexampletheUniversityofFlorida’sPurchasingServicesandOfficeofSustainabilitymaintainalistingofNewApprovedVehicles,arrangedbyclass,toassistdepartmentswithchoosingavehicleforpurchase.Thismakesiteasierandmoreefficientforthepurchasertofollowthepolicy.BestPracticesexamples:ElonUniversity● Allnewfleetvehiclesmustusealternativefuelsandorbehybrids● ProvidesZipcar,carpoolingincentives,andlowemissionsvehiclestohelpreduce
indirecttransportation(non-Universityfleet)PrincetonUniversity● Newvehiclepurchasesmustbeultra-loworzeroemissions.
➢ 41%ofvehiclespurchasedsince2007havebeenelectricorhybrid.● Allcampusgolfcartsmustbeelectric● Hasestablishedasustainablepurchasingtaskforce
UniversityofCaliforniasystem● Anyvehiclebeingreplacedmustbeloworzeroemission● Campusesareencouragedto“right-size”fleets–meaningmakingsuretoeliminate
redundantorsuperfluousvehicles.● Purchasingguidelinearebasedonperformance,costeffectiveness,andpracticality
UniversityofFlorida● Mustpurchasevehicleswiththehighestfuelefficiency,lowestGHGemissions,including
hybridandalternativefuels
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Developedalistofpre-approved,recommended,vehiclesbyclassandtypetoassistpurchaserswithchoosingthemostsustainableoption(http://www.purchasing.ufl.edu/contracts/2016_Approved.pdf)
● Performanceistheonlyconsiderationtooutweighenvironmentalimpacts● 10%oftotalfleetwillbeelectricby2025
TuftsUniversity● Newvehiclesmusthavempgaveragesequaltoorbetterthan35mpgby2020● Vehiclesshouldberepurposedtootherdepartmentsiftheyhaveoutlivedtheircurrent
departmentsusefulness,assumingthereisstillvehiclelifeleftTrinityCollege● Allpurchasesmustgothroughsustainabilitytaskforceandreceiveapproval● Preferenceisgiventosmallestandmostefficientoptions
ArizonaStateUniversity● Allnewvehiclesmustusealternativestodieselengines,suchascompressednatural
gas,bio-basedfuels,hybrids,electric,andfuelcells.Thefuelchoiceisbasedonthebestoptionfortheintendeduse(performance)
PortlandStateUniversity● Anewvehiclemusthaveasmallerenvironmentalimpactthanthevehiclebeing
replaced,orbeaGreenVehicle● VehiclesleasedorpurchasedmusthavelowemissionsoflocalairpollutantsandGHGs
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2.AlternativeFuelingOptions&Locationsa.AlternativeFuelStationsMap
11 CMCCampuses
28 ElectricVehicleChargersLevel2orFaster(EV)
6 Ethanol85%+(E85+)
3 LiquefiedPetroleumGas(Propane)
2 CompressedNaturalGas(CNG)
1 Biodiesel20%+(B20+)
CMCAlternativeFuelingOptions&LocationsInteractiveMapcanbefoundathttps://www.mapcustomizer.com/map/CMC%20Alternative%20Fueling%20Options%20&%20L
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ocationsb.SummaryofFuelingOptionsTheAlternativeFuelStationsMapwasmadetoshowalltheavailablealternativefuelingstationswithin30milesofanycampuslocation.Additiondestinationsandupdatescanbefoundathttp://www.afdc.energy.gov/locator/stations/.EVchargingstationsdominatethealternativefuelinginfrastructurewithcoveragetoall11campuses.However,charginganEVtakessignificantlylongerthanusingaliquidfuel.ThismeansdespitethelargernumberofEVchargingstations,therestillmaynotbeenoughtofacilitateaquicktransitiontoanEVfleet.However,EVtechnologyisimprovingandincreasingrapidly.E85,Propane,CNG,andB20stationsaresolimitedthattheywouldnotallowfortheacollegewidefleetconversionbutmaybeenablespecificcampusestoutilizetheselesscarbonintensivefuels,forexampleinthefollowinglocations:RifleCampusTherearefourfuelingstationsthatofferE85within5milesoftheRifleCampus:Kum&Go,Kum&Go#4923,#921,#922.HavingEthanolvehiclesatRiflewouldalsoincreasetheincentivetorestoreandenhancethebiofuelsprogramatthatcampus.Allowingstudentstoproducefuelthatwouldbeusedincampusvehiclescreatesgreateducationopportunitiesaswellasamoreclosedloopedsystem.SteamboatSpringsSpaceStationGasonLincolnAvenueoffersB20+andisonlyhalfamileawayfromtheSteamboatSpringsCampus.AccordingtoLABiodieselCo-Op,thereisnoconversionnecessaryformostdieselvehicleswhenswitchingtoB201.
c.AlternativeFuelCharacteristics
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ThistablewascreatedusingAlternativeFuelsDataCenterFuelComparisonChart2.PriceswererecordedinOctober2015.ThekeyconsiderationstoreviewwhencomparingfuelsourcesarethepotentialGHGemissions,cost,andperformancechanges.Forexample,iftheRiflecampuswasconsideringswitchingtheircampusvehiclesfromconventionalgasolinetoethanol,thereshouldbesomeanalysisdonetomodelthepotentialchangesinmilespergallon.Agallonofconventionalgasolinehasaround10%ethanolonaverageand114kBtus,whileE85has85%ethanolandonly82kBtuspergallon.ThismeansthatE85onlyhas71%oftheenergypergalloncomparedtoconventionalgasoline.Asaresult,foreverygallonofgasolinethatwaspurchased,thenewvehiclemayneed1.28gallonsofE85.ThisincreaseinfueltocompensateforthelowerenergydensitywillreducethecarbonsavingsofE85from29%downto9.5%.JustbecauseE85islessenergydensedoesn’tnecessarilytranslatetoreducedmilespergallon.
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Ethanolhasahigheroctanerating,whichmeansthatitcanwithstandhighercompressionratesandthereforeislessliketocombustuncontrollably,whichcanreduceefficiency.Thistypeofmodelingshouldbedoneforanytypeoffueltransition.
d.CMCGeographicDescription&Overview
CampusElevation
RecLow
AverageJanLow
AverageJanHigh
AnnualSnowFall
R Leadville 10152 -16 4 30 127R SpringValley - - - - -R SteamboatSprings 6900 -31 3 28 180C Aspen 7890 -9 9 37 179C Breckenridge 9600 -30 1 32 107C BuenaVista 7965 -17 12 41 41C Carbondale 6181 -10 14 36 51C Dillon 9111 -30 1 32 128C Edwards 7221 -17 11 33 80C GlenwoodSprings 5763 -10 14 36 51C Rifle 5348 -19 13 42 39 Average 7613 -19 8 35 98
FutureCMCvehicleswillneedtobeabletohandlecoldtemperatures,largeamountsofsnowdriving,andsteepelevationchanges.i.EVConcernsSection2a,AlternativeFuelStationsMap,clearlyshowsthatelectricvehicleshavethemostembeddedinfrastructure.However,therearesomesignificantissueswhenconsideringatransitiontoEVs:ChargingTimesFirst,chargingtimesaremuchlongerthanrefuelingwithaliquid.Teslahasnotedthatdiminishingrateofchargingasthebatteryapproachesitsmaximumcapacity.Thecloseryougettoafullcharge,theharderitistotransferenergyandasaresult,TeslasaysthatittakessuperchargerwillchargeaModelSfromdeadto80%batterycapacityin40minutesbutwilltakeanother35minutestogetthatlast20%4.ColdWeatherSecondly,EVperformancediminishessignificantlyincoldweather.CMCisinanareathathastemperatureswellbelowfreezingforlongperiodsoftheyearandthe56%reduction5inrangemaynotbesuitableforallvehicles.Additionally,EVhaveverydifferentpassengerheatingsystems.Usingtheheatduringthewintertimemayfurtherreduceoverallrange.
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BatteryLifetimes&MaintenanceThebatteryinanEVisthebiggestsourceofmaintenanceofthevehiclelifetime.Batterytechnologyisinherentlyproprietaryandthereforeposesasachallengewhentryingtoestimatemaintenancecostsandtimelines.ii.EthanolStorageCMCcurrentlyhasgasolinetanksatallthreeresidentialcampuses.CouldanyofthesebeswitchedtoholdE85insteadofconventionalgasoline?Itisimportanttoidentifywhoandwhatvehiclesorequipmentwouldbeusingthecampusfueltanks.Doallthegroundsequipmentuseconventionalgasolineandsourcefromthecampustanks?CouldthisequipmentrunonE85?3.LowEmissionVehiclePurchasingStandardsa.Procedure&ReviewPlanInordertokeepthisstandardasupdatedaspossibleandensurethatitisconsistentwithCMC’ssustainabilityvisionsandgoals,itisrecommendedthattheVehiclePurchasingPolicybereviewedeverytwotothreeyears.ItisalsorecommendedthatanappropriateGreenTeamgroupiscreatedtoreviewthispurchasingpolicyandreportanyedits,additions,orupdatestothelargergroup.ThegoalofthereviewshouldbetoreaffirmoredittheSustainableFleetTargets,vehicleexemptions,alternativefuelavailability,andtransportationneeds.Thefourprimarycriteria,inorderofimportance,toconsiderwhenpurchasingavehicleare:
1. Safety2. Performance3. Life-cyclecost4. Life-cycleenvironmentalimpacts
Itisimportanttodistinguishthedifferencebetweenlife-cycleandinitialcostsbecauseofCMCwillmostlikelybeusingthevehicleforanextendedperiodoftime.Thelife-cyclecostofavehicleisthesummationoftheinitialpurchasingprice,theprojectedmaintenancecostsoverthelife-time,andallthefuelpurchaseduringitsusage.FuelandEntireVehicleLife-CycleEmissionsFortheinitialpolicycycle,itisrecommendedthatCMConlyconsidertheCO2eemissionsfromfuelcombustion.CMCcanlaterexpandtheboundariestoaccountfortheentirelife-cycleofeachfuel,astherearepeerreviewedpapersavailable(Tong,Jaramillo,andAzevedo2015).Additional,ifCMCdecidestoconsidertheentirelife-cycleofvehicleswhenpurchasing,frommineralextraction,refinement,manufacturing,usage,anddisposal,thereareevenmoreexamples.However,itisimportanttogetthemostuptodateinformation.Forexample,
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Hawkinset.al2012suggeststhatEVshavesignificantlyhigheremissionsassociatedwithmanufacturingduebatteriesandaluminumframes.ButifdataisusedfromArgonneNationalLaboratory’sGreenhousegases,RegulatedEmissions,EnergyuseinTransportation(GREET)22014modelitissuggestedthatEVmanufacturingemissionsareactuallyveryclosetoconventionalinternalcombustionenginevehicles.Theboundariesforcomparingvehicleemissionsshouldbereviewedduringthetriennialpolicyreviewprocess.b.SustainableFleetTargets(SFT)CMC’scurrentfleetconsistsof64totalvehicles:3heavyduty,6cars,15SUVs,13vans,2shuttlevansand15trucks.Ofthese64vehiclesonlyfour(6.3%)arelistedasahybrid.Inordertoestablishanappropriateandpracticalsustainablefleettarget,CMCneedstodeterminewhat-ifany-vehiclesareexempt.ItisNCS’recommendationthatCMCconsidertrucksandheavyvehiclesasexemptfortheshort-termtimeframe,buttheyshouldbeconsideredduringeveryreviewcycle.Ifthetrucksandheavy-dutyvehiclesareexemptfromtheSFTthen11%ofCMCscurrentfleetwouldbeconsideredsustainable.CMCshouldsetagoalofgetting20%ofitsnon-exemptedfleettosustainableby2020.50%by2030.c.WhatisaSustainableVehicle?CMCshouldconsiderasustainablevehicleasavehiclethatusesalternativefuels(E85,B20+,CNG,oriselectric).Ifnoalternativefuelmodelsareavailableduetoperformancerequirements,CMCcouldpurchaseavehiclethathasanaveragemilespergallon(mpg)equaltoorhigherthanCAFEsstandards.AconventionaldieselorgasolinevehiclewithhigherthanCAFÉstandardsmpgshouldbeconsideredashalfasustainablevehicletowardstheSFT.
CAFÉStandards54.5MPGby2025Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022MPG 25.3 28.22 31.14 34.06 36.98 39.9 42.82 45.74 Year 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030MPG 48.66 51.58 54.5 57.42 60.34 63.26 66.18 69.1
CorporateAverageFuelEconomy(CAFÉ)Standardsspecifiesthatautomotivemanufacturersmusthavefleetaverageof54.5mpgpervehicleby2025.EPAGreenVehicleGuideYoucanselectbyModelYear–State–VehicleClass-Makehttp://www3.epa.gov/greenvehicles/find/index.htm
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d.VehicleClassifications&ExemptionsTransport(primarilyusedforhumantransportation)
- Car- Van- SUVs- Shuttle
Utility
- Trucks(especiallywithplows)- HeavyDutyVehicles(FireTruck,Ambulance,etc.)
Non-conventionalvehicles
- Bobcats- Golfcarts- ATV
Forthepurposeofthisdocument,weconsiderallutilityandnon-conventionalvehiclesasexemptduetoperformancerequirements.Thismeansthatthesetruckandheavy-dutyvehiclesperformveryspecificandrequiredtasksthatmaynotbeachievablebythecurrentalternativefuelvehiclesavailable.Itislikelythatsometruckscanbeconsideredtransport,butthatisuptoCMC’sinterpretation.Additionally,CMC’striennialsustainabilitytaskforceshouldgothrougheveryvehicleanddecidewhetheritshouldbeconsideredasexempt.
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4.PurchasingAgreements&Partnerships
AlpineBank,anexistingCMCpartner1,currentlyoffersgreenlendingoptionstoconsumersandbusinesses.ShouldCMCpursuefuel-efficientvehiclesforitsownedfleet,theseloansshouldbeexploredtofinancethepurchases.
GivenAlpineBank'ssignificantsupportofColorado'swesternslopecommunities,itmaybepossibletoleveragetheexistingrelationshipbetweenCMCandthebanktoexploreopportunitiesfortailoredfunding.Asanexample,CMCcoulddiscussreceivingalowerinterestrateorgreenvehiclesponsorshipinexchangeforadditionalvisibilitythroughoutcampuses.Thebank'snameiscurrentlydisplayedinCMClobbiesandalongthewallsinrelationtopastinitiatives;CMCcouldofferdisplaysonthegreenvehiclesaswell.
1Alpine Bank (2016). Green Lending. Retrieved from https://www.alpinebank.com/green-lending.htm
Alpine Bank (2016). Community Investment. Retrieved from https://www.alpinebank.com/community-investment.htm
Colorado Mountain College (2016). Board of Trustees: Glenn David. Retrieved fromhttp://coloradomtn.edu/about-cmc/board_of_trustees/members/glenn_davis/
Alpine Bank (2016). Debit Cards & Rewards. Retrieved from https://www.alpinebank.com/debit-cards-rewards.htm
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References1 http://www.biodieselcoopla.com/biodiesel-faq/2 http://www.afdc.energy.gov/fuels/fuel_comparison_chart.pdf3 AlpineBank(2016).GreenLending.Retrievedfromhttps://www.alpinebank.com/green-lending.htm4 https://www.teslamotors.com/supercharger5http://www.forbes.com/sites/jimgorzelany/2014/03/24/the-cold-truth-icy-temps-can-slash-an-electric-cars-range-by-more-than-half/#61849ad26d7e