Presented by Jeff Finkel Yellow CabGO Yellow Checker ShuttleDallas, Texas

Planning Ahead 

Developing Your Strategy for the Next Five Years

  Alternative Fuel Choices for Airport Ground

Transportation

ConferenceMarch 27-30, 2011

All about driving◦ Where◦ How many miles◦ What type of driving◦ How many passengers◦ Spend a lot of time idling

Using the right tool for the right job is efficient

LESS idling – the hybrids essentially shut down when they are idling

LESS emissions – will produce less than two (2) existing internal-combustion engine cabs

LESS waste

Reduce gasoline use Reduce pollution (exhaust and noise) Improve the quality of vehicles (newer

model years) Yellow Cab began the pilot program in 2007

with the 1st hybrid, now up 55 Toyota Camry hybrids.

Global warming◦ Transportation is 2nd only to building energy use

as source of greenhouse gas emissions raising Earth’s temperature and changing climates

◦ Motor vehicles emit 3 major greenhouse gases Carbon dioxide Nitrous oxide Methane

◦ Higher air toxicities

Fuel Type

Annual Miles Driven MPG Gallons of Gas

Gas Fuel 80,000 20 4,000 gallons gas

Hybrid 80,000 34 -2,353 gallons gas

Total savings of gasoline 1,647 gallons gas

CO2 produced per gallon of gasoline x 20 pounds

Total CO2 NOT produced 32,940 pounds per gallons annually

Front of line loading privileges at:◦ DFW Airport◦ LOVE Field Airport◦ Taxi Stands

Metroplex is a non-attainable area

•Purchased first Toyota Camry Hybrid in the fall of 2007.

•Toyota Camry meets the DFW Airport requirements of 109” wheelbase to be a full size vehicle

•Average cost $23,000-$25,000 each

•Operating for up to 3.5 years we have over 200,000 miles on these vehicles with no major repairs.

•Yellow Cab currently operates 55 Toyota Camry Hybrids. Of those 55, 33 have received or will receive funding.

•First 8 vehicles received $5,000 funding by the North Central Texas Council of Governments.

•Yellow Cab has received or has available TARP funding for up to 100 hybrids purchased. The TARP money is worth $2,000/vehicle.

•Yellow Cab has received or has available $3,000 Obama funding for up to 64 hybrids purchased. The TARP and Obama funds may be combined for a total of $5,000 for the first 64 vehicles and $2,000 on the remaining 36 vehicles.

•Yellow Cab operates 65 CNG vehicles.

•Current model and one model year old are good candidates for conversion, with fewer than 20k miles.

•Cost to convert $12,000-$15,000 per vehicle.

•Yellow Cab received $5,000 funding by the North Central Texas Council of Governments for the first 35 vehicles purchased.

•Yellow Cab has been awarded funding of $5,000 from NTCOG. This funding was used for 35 of the 65 CNG vehicles operated by Yellow Cab.

•In 2010 there was a $4,000 tax credit for all CNG vehicles. There currently is no Federal financial assistance for 2011 for CNG Vehicles.

CNG the new frontier?

Presented by Jeff Finkel Yellow CabGO Yellow Checker ShuttleDallas, Texas