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21 PHASE 1 ASSESS YOUR NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS 1.1 Overview Making the decision to deploy ZEB technology can be driven by many goals, including: • Lower operational costs, • State/federal mandates, and • Environmental benefits. Realization of your goals for deployment will depend on careful planning and a feasible long-term deployment strategy.
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22 Guidebook for Deploying Zero-Emission Transit Buses 1.2 Key Stakeholder Considerations Project Managers • Executives from all departments should participate in the defining of your transit agency's short- and long-term ZEB needs and priorities. Ask for support in engaging leaders and making project planning a priority.
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Assess Your Needs and Requirements 23 1.3 Start Planning for ZEBs ZEBs are cleaner, quieter, and more efficient than conventionally fueled vehicles. While transit agencies around the world are choosing to deploy ZEBs, there is no one-size-fits-all solution.
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24 Guidebook for Deploying Zero-Emission Transit Buses Common considerations and motivations for ZEB deployments include the following.
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Assess Your Needs and Requirements 25 4. Environmental benefits.
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26 Guidebook for Deploying Zero-Emission Transit Buses 1.3.1 Technological Advancements • Regulatory requirements, • Changes to your transit agency's operations, • Lessons learned from other deployments, and • Deployment data from your ZEB operations. Design Smaller Deployments Depending on your deployment size, consider sequential, smaller ZEB deployments as part of your deployment strategy.
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Assess Your Needs and Requirements 27 • Operations and Planning. Operations and planning staff will gather necessary information to develop project schedules and timelines.
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28 Guidebook for Deploying Zero-Emission Transit Buses 1.4.2 External Stakeholders External stakeholders such as government agencies, electric utilities, and labor unions will be critical to a successful ZEB deployment. Engagement with community stakeholder groups will help build support for your projects.
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Assess Your Needs and Requirements 29 Learn from early adopters, non-profit organizations, and industry workgroups. Discuss your goals with a transit agency that has deployed ZEBs to learn from their experiences.
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30 Guidebook for Deploying Zero-Emission Transit Buses 1.5 Data Collection The following information will serve as inputs for short- and long-term ZEB planning efforts, such as route and rate modeling, technology selection, and stakeholder engagement so you may best utilize ZEBs in your service area. Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders as needed to collect the necessary information.
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Assess Your Needs and Requirements 31 1.6 Fleet Transition Considerations Current regulations and incentives have many transit agencies looking at large (i.e., >100 buses) ZEB deployments or full fleet transitions.
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32 Guidebook for Deploying Zero-Emission Transit Buses Determining advantageous installation of infrastructure will be important for both BEBs and FCEBs. Depending on the size of your fleet and the timing of your individual deployment projects, it will likely not be practical to install infrastructure today that meets all of your longterm ZEB goals.
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