Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Field Evaluations

NRELisanationallaboratoryoftheU.S.DepartmentofEnergyOfficeofEnergyEfficiencyandRenewableEnergyoperatedbytheAllianceforSustainableEnergy,LLC2010DOEMeritReviewPrincipalInvestigator:KevinWalkowiczNationalRenewableEnergyLaboratoryJune8,2010ProjectID:VSS001(Walkowicz)Thispresentationdoesnotcontainanyproprietary,confidentialorotherwiserestrictedinformationMediumandHeavy-DutyVehicleFieldEvaluationsNationalRenewableEnergyLaboratoryInnovationforOurEnergyFutureOverviewBudgetTotalProjectFunding:•FY09DOEfunding:$300k•FY10DOEfunding:$800k•PastYearsFunding:$300k-$700k/yroverlast10years•Participantcostshare:in-kindsupport(vehicleloans,technicalsupport,dataaccessanddatasuppliedtoNREL)andvariesbyindividualprojectTiming:•Variesbyproject•12-18monthsperproject•Some‘in-process’,some‘new’BarrierstoOvercome•LackofUnbiasedData:UsersandOEMsneedunbiased,3rdpartyevaluationandbetterunderstandingofstate-of-the-arttechnologyperformancetoimproveandovercometechnicalbarriers•VariableVehicleUse:Variableperformancebytechnologiesduetomultipleandwide-rangingdutycycles(makesdataandanalysisofdatavaluableinovercomingthisbarrier)Partners•Industrycollaborationrequiredforsuccessfulstudies.Partners(pastandpresent)include:•VehMfg’s(NewFlyer,Freightliner,Workhorse,International,Orion)•SystemMfgs(AllisonTransmission,Eaton,Enova,Azure,Cummins,International,Caterpillar)•Fleets(UPS,FedEx,Coke,NYCTransit)•CurrentPartnersinFY10:•FedEx,UPS,Coke,Enova,Eaton,NavistarCorporationNationalRenewableEnergyLaboratoryInnovationforOurEnergyFutureOverallobjectivesofthisprojectareasfollows:•Testandanalyzenear-termadvancedtechnologies(advancedprototypesorearlycommercialproducts)in-serviceandcomparetoconventionaltechnologiesinsimilarservice.•Providedata,analysisandfeedbacktotheR&Dcommunity(includingotherofficesandprogramswithinDOE)toguidetechnologydevelopmentthatwillleadtofuelsavingcommerciallyavailableproducts.•ProvidepotentialvehiclecustomersandOEM’swiththeun-biased,accuratedataandanalysistheyneedtomakeinformeddecisionsonadvancedtechnologyvehiclepurchasesandfleetimplementation.•SupportstheVTPProgramsStrategicGoalof:Supportthelaboratoryandfieldevaluationsoflarge-scaledemonstrationfleetsofadvancedcommercialandpassengerPHEVsandEVs.SpecificTechnicalObjectivesinFY10:•Evaluatein-useoperationofEaton’sGenIIlithiumbattery,parallelhybriddeliverytrucksintheUPSfleet•Evaluatein-useoperationofAzure’sgasolinehybridelectricdeliverytrucksintheFedExfleet•Evaluatein-useoperationofEaton’sGenIIlithiumbattery,parallelhybridclass8deliverytrucksinCoca-Cola’sfleet•Evaluatein-useoperationofBAE/A123lithiumbatterypacksinoperationintransitfleets•EvaluatePHEVSchoolBusdevelopedbyNavistarCorporationRelevanceNationalRenewableEnergyLaboratoryInnovationforOurEnergyFuture1-DraftinterimreportonUPSGenIIHEVevaluationproject–Sept.2010:Compile,analyzeandpreparereportonresultstodateofUPSHEVfleetstudy.Willinclude:1)routeanalysis,2)in-labemissionsandfueleconomydata,3)on-roadfueleconomy,4)in-usereliabilityandoperatingcosts.NewStartinFY10.2–DraftFinalreportonFedExHEVevaluationproject–Sept.2010:Compile,analyzeandpreparefinalreportondatafromLosAngeles,CAFedExHEVfleetstudy.Willinclude:1)routeanalysis,2)in-labemissionsandfueleconomydata,3)on-roadfueleconomy,4)in-usereliabilityandoperatingcosts.3-DraftinterimreportonCocaColaHEVevaluationproject–Sept.2010:Compile,analyzeandpreparereportonresultstodateofUPSHEVfleetstudy.Willinclude:1)routeanalysis,2)in-labemissionsandfueleconomydata,3)on-roadfueleconomy,4)in-usereliabilityandoperatingcosts.4-DraftinterimprogressreportonPHEVschoolbustesting–Sept.2010:ProvideinterimresultsoftestingandanalysisofNavistarPHEVschoolbusevaluation(routeanalysis)5-DraftinterimprogressreportonBAE/A123batteryevaluations–Sept.2010:ProvideinterimresultsoftestingandanalysisofBAE/A123systemsastestedattransitfleetsCurrentMilestonesNationalRenewableEnergyLaboratoryInnovationforOurEnergyFutureApproachThisprojectwillco-operatewithfleetandOEMpartnerstoselect,testandvalidateadvancedtechnologiesincommercialvehicleapplications.Specifictechnologiesareselectedbasedon:1.theirpotentialforreducingfuelconsumption2.theirpotentialforwidespreadcommercialization3.theinterestoftheDOE(including21stCenturyTruckpartnersandotherDOEprogrammanagers)GeneralApproach:1.NRELcollectsdataon:sub-systemandvehicleperformance(variesbyproject),maintenance(ifapplicable)and/oroperationalcostsrelativetothenewtechnology.2.DataisanalyzedandprovidedbacktotheDOEandprojectteamsontheperformanceofthetechnologyanditspotentialimprovementinrealworldservice(byobtainingbaselinedataifacomparableconventionaltechnologyvehicleisavailable).3.Reportsarepublishedthatsummarizetheissuesinvolvedwithintegratingthenewtechnologyintooperation,theoverallperformanceofthenewtechnologyorwhattypeofimprovementinfueleconomyoroperationalperformancemightbegainedintheuseofit.LessonsLearnedDutyCycleAnalysisNYCTBusUsageBefore7/1/00BusStartServiceEndDateEndOdometerMonthsTotalMileageMonthCalcMileage/Month6350Sep-98Jul-002629921261372013076351Sep-98Jul-001820122289772113806352Sep-98J