The Nation s First EV Vanpool Autumn Salamack King County Metro Transit Sustainability Program Coordinator Seattle, WA
RIDESHARE OPERATIONS Commuter Van Program VanPool, VanShare and metropool (EV) 1,386 vehicles in revenue service 4,200,000 passenger trips 20,000+ metric tons CO2 reduced 53M vehicle miles travelled eliminated
WHY ELECTRIC VEHICLES? Reduce greenhouse gas emissions Align with King County s Energy Plan and Strategic Climate Action Plan Increase ridership Reduce congestion Good lifecycle analysis
COST COMPARISON Dodge Caravan Purchase Price: $21,800 Avg. Annual Maintenance: $945 Avg. Annual Fuel Cost: $2,389 Avg. Operating Cost/Mile: $0.33 LEAF Purchase Price: $32,700 Avg. Annual Maintenance: $301 Avg. Annual Fuel Cost: $322 Avg. Operating Cost/Mile $0.08
LIFECYCLE COMPARISON Dodge Caravan 7 year Ownership Cost $36,400 $0.48 per mile LEAF 7 year Ownership Cost $29,900 $0.39 per mile LEAF Lifecycle Savings: $6,500
WHICH CAME FIRST?
EQUIPMENT DEPLOYMENT Federal Department Of Energy Grants 45 Level 2 stations Issaquah Highlands 12 Burien Transit Center 10 South Kirkland Transit Center 7 Fauntleroy Ferry Dock 5 King Street Center 8(shared public/fleet) Goat Hill Garage 3(shared public/fleet)
EMPLOYER PARTNERSHIPS Seattle Children s Hospital 4 Level 2 stations Amgen Helix 2 Level 2 stations (added 2 of their own)
AUGUST 2011 LAUNCH Criteria for metropools: 5 riders RT commute less than 60 miles Ideally a vanpool already in operation
CURRENT PARTNERS
2013 RESULTS 175,000 miles traveled 25,643 gallons of gasoline not consumed $89,750 worth of gas (@ $3.50 per/gal) 2,136 gallons per month Average 4 riders
2013 RESULTS 25,643 gallons of fuel not consumed Equivalent to removing 49 passenger vehicles from the road for a year
2013 RESULTS 232 metric tons of GHG emissions avoided Equivalent to CO2 emissions from the electricity use of 21 homes for one year
2013 SURVEY Overall satisfaction 92% Satisfied 49% Very Satisfied Primary importance for LEAF commuting 85% Zero emissions 80% No Fossil Fuels 76% New Technologies
2013 SURVEY What do you like most about LEAF? It s Green Drivability What do you like least about LEAF? Size of vehicle Range limitations
TESTIMONIAL We LOVE the LEAF. Can't say enough great things about it and metropool! It's such a fun car to drive. We wanted to create a metropool to have the positive impact of taking multiple cars off the road and switch to the zero emission LEAF, but now that we are driving it, we love it for so many more reasons." Joanne D SW Seattle to Fairmont Olympic Hotel
GROWING EV MARKET Over 450 official EVSE sites in WA: Level 1: 280 (66 private) Level 2: 971 (205 private) Level 3: 64 (1 private) Registered electric vehicles in WA: 2003 2008 2013 King County 19 254 3,048 WA State 79 688 5,108
GROWING INTEREST 25 metropools on the road Why others are interested Efficiency Technology Eco friendly Smaller vehicle 34 on interest list Microsoft Amazon Port of Seattle Seattle University REI F5 Networks AT&T Renton Fire Department Cascade Designs University of Washington Gates Foundation
EXPANSION CHALLENGES Limited range and resources Can move more people, increase trip reduction benefits with minivans Annual inspection required, at dealership Maintenance and mileage delays Various unknowns Life of battery, salvage value, long term maintenance needs, true life span, etc.
WHAT S NEXT? 20??: Nissan NV200 6 passenger 100% electric van United States testing in 2014
QUESTIONS? Autumn Salamack King County Metro Transit Sustainability Program Coordinator 206 477 5904 Autumn.Salamack@kingcounty.gov http://metro.kingcounty.gov/am/sustainability/