Long Beach Transit
All-Electric Bus Recommendation
Board Meeting
February 25, 2013
LBT Project Goals
1. Assess risk for a viable, effective & reliable all-
electric ZEB to address alternative fuel policy
2. Achieve reliable, safe & environmentally sound
service levels that are equal to or greater than the
current fleet
3. Introduce appealing, iconic all-electric buses that
increase ridership, improve the transit experience,
and enhance the image of Long Beach and LBT
4. Deploy all-electric buses that provide a cost-
effective solution for LBT (life-cycle costing)
5. Support FTA’s TIGGER goals by maximizing
reductions in GHG emissions and energy costs
Project Milestones Task Milestone Date
Project Kickoff 06/05/12
Market Analysis Completed 8/15/12
Issue Bus & A&E RFP 10/01/12
Bus Proposal Submittal Due Date 12/5/12
Bus Proposal – Round 1 evaluation complete 12/20/12
Seek LBT Board Approval 02/25/13
Bus Contract and NTP 03/01/13
Proto-Type Coach Delivery 10/01/13
Charging Station Completion 12/31/13
Deploy Final Buses 02/09/14
Issue Station RFP 4/01/13
Station Proposal Submittal Due Date 5/01/13
Station Proposal Evaluation & Decision 6/01/13
LBT Board Approval 5/27/13
Station Contract and NTP 6/1/13
Complete Installation of Charging Stations 12/31/13
Complete Data Collection & FTA Reporting 03/01/16
Project Scope
Up to (10) 35’ – 45’ all-electric coaches based
on APTA white book & LBT specialized equip
Must meet LBT’s Passport operating profile
Open to en-route and/or depot charging solutions
– Solution – open architecture, should be able to use across
multiple platforms & manufacturers in future;
– Design and installation oversight of equipment;
– Maintenance support for charging equipment
Provide training, diagnostic equip, Capital &
Maintenance plan including 1 year assessment
LBT looking towards this project to evaluate its long-
term viability
Modeling Tools
Route Modeling – CTE collected route data and developed model to
determine energy requirements
– Factors battery size, motor size, vehicle weight,
speed, distance, grade, time, etc.
Rate Modeling – CTE established an energy cost model
– Based on SCE Rates and amount of charging at
given times of day, week, season, etc.
Established a basis to evaluate energy cost
& performance of proposed solutions
Request for Proposal
RFP Issued Oct. 1 – APTA White Book updated with all-electric
propulsion, charging infrastructure specifications,
and LBT coach requirements
Written to increase number of responses – Open to conductive and inductive charging
– Open to en route or depot charging solutions
Rec’d 5 responses on December 5th – BYD - Complete Coach Works
– DesignLine Corp - EBUS, Inc
– Proterra
Evaluation Process
LBT - 3 Evaluation Teams – One lead & up to 4 subject matter experts
– A total of 14 LBT employees read and discussed
proposal providing input on same
CTE provided technical evaluation – Technical overview of each proposal
– Modeled each proposal to assess performance on
LBT’s Passport route
– Calculated annual energy costs for each proposal
based on Rate Model
Evaluation Criteria
Overall Proposal 10%
Experience of firm & Response to Inquiry 20%
Technical Design / Coach Operational
Considerations 15%
Technical Design / Charging Station Operational
Considerations 15%
Passenger & Community Considerations 10%
Maintainability / Product Support 10%
Pricing & Life Cycle Costs 20%
BYD & Proterra – short listed
Questions / Clarifications
Invitation for Presentation – Demonstration of Solution
– Review of responses
Life Cycle Cost Analysis Included – WVU – TCRP C15 model
– Compare with Diesel, CNG & Gas Hybrid
– Considers…
• Capital: Bus, Infrastructure, Major components
• Operating: Fuel (fluid / electricity), Estimated
Scheduled & Unscheduled Maintenance
• 12 year life
BYD Motors Inc.
BYD eBus Proposal • Ten BYD eBus battery electric buses
• Length: 40 ft
• Passengers: 35 seated/23 standees
• Curb Weight: 30,423 lbs
• Batteries: 324 kWh Iron-Phosphate /
includes a 7.5 yr warranty
• Range: up to 118 - 163 miles (calculated)
• Aluminum Body
• US-specified bus to be Altoona tested,
beginning March/April
• Ten BYD manual plug-in 80 kW depot
chargers
• Full Charge: 4 hours
• BYD ISE standard charging adapter
• WAVE Inductive en route option
• Buy America: 70-75%
– Completed Pre-buy America audit
WAVE Inductive Charging
• LBT will use WAVE system as opportunity charging to
extend vehicle range at Queen Mary Stop
• System is currently in development, but shows
significant promise for LBT
Proterra
EcoRide BE35 Proposal • Ten Proterra Eco BE35 battery
electric buses
• Length: 35 ft
• Passengers: 35 seated/25 standees
• Curb Weight: 29,180 lbs
• Batteries: 66 kWh Lithium-Titanate
• Range: up to 30 miles
• Composite body
• Altoona tested – February 2012
• Two Proterra 500 kW automated en
route charging stations
• Full Charge: < 10 minutes
• Proprietary charging interface
• One Proterra 50 kW manual plug-in
maintenance charger
• Full Charge: 1.5 hours
• Buy America: 80%
Company Profiles
BYD Motors Proterra
Ownership BYD Company Ltd (China) Private Equity
Organization • US subsidiary to BYD Company
Ltd., a publicly held Chinese
Company
• US company
Core Businesses • Batteries / Energy
• Electric cars & Buses,
• Solar Panels
• Electric Buses
Employees ~ 200,000 ~160
Founded 1995 2004
Bus Manufacturing • China (Chassis)
• CA (proposed - 2014)
Greenville, SC
Key Suppliers • BYD America (batteries) in LA
• BYD Company Ltd (chassis)
• Altairnano (batteries)
• Eaton (transmission, charger)
Coaches Sold-to-date 1,000 32
Coaches Delivered-to-date 365 14
Max Service Miles 62,500 20,000 (Foothill)
Total In Service Miles (2012) 7.4 million 90,000
Customer Profiles
BYD Company Ltd Proterra, Inc.
Customer Sold Deliv’d Customer Sold Deliv’d Shenzhen Bus Group, China 742 502 StarMetro, Tallahassee, FL 5 3
Hunan Transit, Changsha, China 101 101 City of Seneca, SC 4
Xian Transit, Xian, China 52 42 RTC, Reno, NV 4
KMB Bus, Hong Kong 29 15 RTA, Worcester, MA 3
Torokbalint, Hungary 20 6 Foothill Transit, Pomona, CA 3 3
BarcelonaTransit, Barcelona, Spain 20 6 VIA, San Antonio, TX 3 3
Expresso, Bogada, Columbia 10 8 San Joaquin RTD, Stockton, CA 2 1
Taiwan Xinzhu Transit, Taiwan 10 4
Schiermonnikoog, Friesland, Finland 6 4
Apple, Cupertino, CA 5 2
Shaoguan Transit, Shaoguan, China 5 5
ATM, Milan, Italy 2 2
SMRT, Singapore 2 1
London Transit, London, England 2
Movia, Copenhagen, Denmark 2
Hertz, Los Angeles, CA 1 1
Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam 1 1
Veolia Transport, Helsinki, Finland 1
Indumoto, Chile 1 1
Buquebus, Uruguay 1
Huizhou Dayawan District, China 1 1
TOTALS 924 702 TOTALS 24 10
$10,340,000 $10,950,000
$12,410,000
$14,090,000
$15,810,000
$18,220,000 $17,700,000
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Diesel CNG Gasoline Hybrid BYD BYD (2) Proterra Proterra (2)
Dol
lars
Vehicle Capital Other Capital Unscheduled CostsScheduled Costs Total Fuel Costs Other Variable CostsTotal
Life Cycle Cost Analysis
Ready to Move Forward BYD Best Solution
– Life Cycle Costs lower
– Company experience &
financially healthy
– Battery risk, minimal w/safe
technology & 7 ½ yr warranty
– Maximum flexibility in routing
and optimum time for charging
Opportunity charging – Manual depot chargers &
WAVE inductive
– Much lower cost to deploy
opportunity charging than high
voltage, “fast” charge solutions
Budget
Coaches & Chargers 9,642,616
WAVE Solution 1,886,000
Program Mgmt 650,000
Installation 963,500
Contingency 600,000
Miscellaneous 207,884
Total 13,950,000
Questions And Answers
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