First Name | Glen |
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Last Name | Naylor |
Email Address | glen_naylor@newflyer.com |
Affiliation | New Flyer Industries |
Subject | ITR2016 |
Comment | This regulation is needed, relevant and timely. New Flyer is the largest HD transit bus manufacturer in America and offers zero emission transit buses for sale in trolley bus, battery electric and fuel cell technology. However, mass deployment has not yet happened as all of these technologies have some road blocks to broad deployment. Battery cost and range are a roadblock to broad deployment of battery electric buses. Fuel cell cost and infrastructure cost are concerns for fuel cell buses. Battery dominant series drive electric buses with a small ICE engine-generator for range extension are a realistic path to deploy HD buses with zero-emission miles that would significantly reduce emissions compared to solutions that are available today. However. today's HD engines are too big compared to the power required for operation as a range extended generator. They are too heavy and would not operate in their optimum power range for low emissions and good fuel efficiency. There needs to be a reasonable path to certify a small ICE engine as a range extender in a zero emission battery bus. Please continue to develop this regulatory solution. |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2016-10-14 13:02:04 |
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