Electrifying fleets: An Electric Van Centre for Leeds Chris Plumb – Highways England Tom Cowen – Leeds City Council
Highways England ▪ Government owned company responsible for the operation, maintenance and improvement of the Strategic Road Network in England ▪ We are committed to improving the quality of air, focussed on nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) ▪ Ring-fenced Air Quality Designated Fund available to help ▪ We recognise that zero emission vehicles are the ultimate solution to clean air and a sustainable road network.
Finding a way to accelerate the uptake of zero emission vehicles ▪ Vans are a growing part of the fleet needing help ▪ The Energy Saving Trust helped us identify the barriers hampering the uptake of electric vans ▪ Aid Intensity Threshold prevents us using additional top-up grants ▪ Concept of ‘try before you buy’ scheme was born.
Why we are confident it will work? ▪ South Yorkshire Police confident to buy 12 Nissan e-NV200 after trial experience £118,800 whole life cost saving (over 4 years) 296,000kg CO 2 saving Click image to access case study
Leeds City Council ▪ Air quality and climate change are corporate priorities ▪ Mandated by government to implement a charging Clean Air Zone (CAZ) in 2020 – CAZ plans will charge HGVs, buses coaches and non- ULEV taxi and private hire – not vans – Complementary measures needed to ensure compliance is likely rather than just possible ▪ Currently operate largest local authority EV fleet in the country.
Collaborative approach ▪ Highways England ▪ LCC existing electric keen to help in Leeds fleet knowledge Capital Resource £1.98M £0.92M ▪ Iterative approach to ▪ Clean air zone bid development funding supports HE Charging Promotion capital grant infrastructure ▪ Investment approval ▪ 70 vans will be end January 2019 Operation / Electric Vans incorporated into LCC Management ▪ HM Treasury approval fleet once secured for single demonstrations ended payment.
Implementing Customer journey Fleet review Initial EV trial Chargepoint Final TCO evaluation top up grant report • Telematics in • Trial van or car existing vehicle for two months • Could an EV be • Up to £1,000 in • Quantify the a suitable addition to estimated replacement? OLEV funding savings
Choosing the right operations to electrify Telematics • Telematics captured for both fleet review and vehicle loan • Accurate data from real life use puts benefits into £s • Quantify environmental benefits as well
Soon to launch Vans • 24 Nissan e-NV200 • 20 Renault Kangoo ZE maxi • Range will expand as scheme progresses Private hire • Five Nissan Leafs • Same telematics based approach Launch event • 23 rd January 2020 • Headingley Stadium • Test drives, speakers, exhibitors
Hopefully more ▪ Highways England exploring with a number of authorities if they are able to collaborate – Targeting urban parts of network where air is not yet clean – Capital funding available (for demonstrator vans, chargers,…) – Seeking resource support to implement – Aim to contract with successful authorities by end March 2020 ▪ Keen to bring forward the purchase (by others) of hundreds of electric vans to contribute to cleaner air and support net zero.
Summary ▪ Great to be able to work together to implement research recommendations ▪ Fantastic that Leeds scheme will soon launch ▪ For further information and request to participate please contact: – evtrials@leeds.gov.uk ▪ Confident that we will be able to replicate elsewhere ▪ Other ideas / suggestions to: – airquality@highwaysengland.co.uk
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