California Energy Commission awards $24.9M to 9 medium- and heavy-duty advanced truck demo projects
25 March 2015
The California Energy Commissions has selected 9 projects to receive a combined $24,873,512 in proposed funding for cost share in the field demonstration of advanced medium- and heavy-duty on-road vehicle technologies—primarily battery electric and fuel cell technology—that may become commercially available in California. The match amount for the nine projects is $17,212,984. The solicitation (PON-14-605) was under the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP).
Nineteen other projects also passed the screening. However, the Energy Commission started with the highest score and began determining the awards, descending through the list of finalists until the money available (the $24,873,512) ran out. Five applications did not pass. The nine projects receiving funding are:
| PON-14-605 proposed awards | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead organization | Project Title | Cal Energy Funding | ||||
| Transportation Power, Inc. | Heavy-Duty Electric Yard Tractors | $3,000,000 | ||||
| Transportation Power, Inc. | Advanced Battery-Electric Port Vehicles | $3,000,000 | ||||
| Transportation Power, Inc. | Heavy-Duty Electric Refuse Trucks | $2,884,812 | ||||
| Hydrogenics USA, Inc. | Hydrogenics Advanced Fuel Cell Vehicle Technology Demonstration for Drayage Truck | $2,679,417 | ||||
| Hydrogenics USA, Inc. | New Flyer Advanced Fuel Cell Vehicle Technology Demonstration for Bus | $1,739,937 | ||||
| Motiv Power Systems | Class C Electric-Quest School Bus Demonstration | $2,702,223 | ||||
| Motiv Power Systems | Electric Refuse and Loader Truck Demonstration | $2,980,875 | ||||
| CALSTART, Inc. | LADOT-BYD Battery Transit Bus | $2,886,248 | ||||
| North American Repower, LLC | The Sectran Security PHEV- Renewal Natural Gas Truck Demonstration Project | $3,000,000 | ||||
Funding of these proposed projects is contingent upon the approval of these projects at a publicly noticed Energy Commission Business Meeting and execution of a grant agreement. If the Energy Commission is unable to timely negotiate and execute a funding agreement with an Applicant, the Energy Commission, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to cancel the pending award.
Projects passed, but not funded due to their lower scores, include:
CALSTART; H2Ride Hydrogen Shuttle Bus Demonstration Project
CALSTART; UPS Advanced Hybrid Lift Truck Demonstration Program
City of Gardena - Gardena Municipal Bus Lines; Zero Emission Re-power
Efficient Drivetrains, Inc.; PGE PHEV-Renewable Diesel Work Truck Demonstration Project
Center for Transportation and the Environment; Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Delivery Van Project
Center for Transportation and the Environment; AC Transit Fuel Cell Bus Power Plant Retrofit
Center for Transportation and the Environment; Battery-Electric Mucker Demonstration Project
Antelope Valley Transit Authority; AVTA Battery Electric Bus Transit Technology Demonstration Project
The Regents of the University of California (Irvine); NextGen American Fuel Cell Bus Project
Bay Area Air Quality Management District; Development and Deployment of All-Electric Over The Road Buses
Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District; SBMTD Advanced Bus Transit Technology Demonstration Project
The Leland Stanford Junior University; Stanford University 100% Battery Electric Coach Bus Demonstration Project
Caterpillar; Hybrid Wheel Loader With Integrated Technologies
Caterpillar; Off-Road Large-Size Hybrid Excavator Phase III
Proterra; Extended Range Electric Bus Demonstration Project
The Regents of the University of California (Davis); Demonstration of Retrofitted All- Electric Transit Bus at UC Davis
Wrightspeed; Turbine-Electric Range-Extended EV Demonstration Vehicles
Odyne Systems; Odyne Advanced User Interface Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle Technology Demonstration
XL Hybrids; Class 3-4 Advanced HEV Demonstration
Excellent project selection.
The time has arrived to electrify heavy trucks, garbage trucks, school buses, city buses, inter-city buses, local delivery vehicles and taxis.
Posted by: HarveyD | 25 March 2015 at 07:51 AM