The future is electric, are you ready for it? Omer Goldschmidt · 2021. 1. 29. · Omer Goldschmidt...
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The future is electric, are you ready for it?
Omer GoldschmidtVP, Strategy and Business Development
About Optibus
• Helps transit agencies drive operational performance and efficiency
• Holistic Service-Planning platform on the cloud (SaaS)
• Chosen in more than 300 cities in North America, Europe and Asia
• Proven ability to improve efficiencies, operations and service quality
Poll
Does your agency has a plan in place to deploy EVs in the foreseeable future?
All-EV transit: fantasy or reality?
• The global e-bus fleet grew about 32% in 2018• China has almost 500K electric buses in daily use
• By 2025, one third of all European buses are expected to be electric
• North America begins experiments and deployments
• Regulations mandating a minimum amount of electric buses
• Major bus manufacturers joining the market
• More battery and e-bus options than ever
A cross-agency challenge
• Range: Less than traditional diesel buses
• Charging infrastructure and charging strategy
• Different electricity prices throughout the day
• Battery discharging rates are just a baseline
“Range anxiety” - Should we be worried?
• The energy density of batteries is below that of diesel
• Batteries don’t always work as advertised
• Batteries degrade over time
• What influences energy consumption?
New responsibilities for everyone involved
Planning infrastructure
Maintenanceinfrastructure
Charginginfrastructure
Financing
Rethinking roles and responsibilities
Maintenance Operations Planning & Scheduling
Reliable and fault-free buses Ensuring quality of service, dispatching management
Ensure reliable and efficient operations
Dealing with new buses, battery health and charging infrastructure
Managing charging events, energy management
Plan and optimize charging events to enable the service
Planning and scheduling is all about difficult operational tradeoffs
• Network and route plan
• Bus stops and depot locations
• Timetable alignment
• Vehicle type & capacity
• Collective labor agreements
• Regulatory requirements
• Performance KPIs
New parameters and constraints
• Vehicle type and capacity
• Battery type, usage and minimum levels
• Charger type and profile
• Charging locations
• Utility costs / Charging times
• Electric-only or mixed fleet
EV scheduling strategy
How can we overcome it?
Charging: possible impact on the schedule
• Can we tie charging events to operators break preferences?
• Charging that fits within timetables
• Electric-only or mixed fleet?
• What impact would this have on our KPIs?
Working with rules and preferences: Batteries
• Battery types
• Non-linear battery charging and battery usage profiles
• Different ranges, time to charge
• Capacity In kw
• Minimum capacity in kwh
• Discharge rate in kwh/km
Working with rules and preferences: Chargers
• Charger profile ID
• Battery types supported
• Minimum Charging Time
• Charging rate in kwH/min
• Charger location/capacity
Electricity costs
• Default costs
• High/low prices
• Real data is mandatory
Vehicle types
• Different vehicles/ batteries
Electric Buses are different
Factor Predictable Measurable
Time in service XDistance Traveled XAmbient Temperature (HVAC) XTopography XDriver Behavior XRidership (bus mass) XTraffic XStart/Stop Schedule X