This document summarizes a workshop on smart alternative fuels and technology for fleets. The workshop included sessions on advanced fuels, vehicles and sustainability strategies for fleets; the key steps to plan a sustainability path; an update on alternative fuels and high efficiency vehicles for fleets; and a session on myths and facts regarding new fuels and technologies. The document outlines a session on making sustainability work for fleets, noting that proper deployment and matching vehicles to duty cycles are important to maximize fuel savings. It provides an example of a utility truck fleet that saw fuel savings ranging from 14% to 54% depending on duty cycle and driver behavior.

1. Smart Alternative Fuels &
Technology Workshop
Making it Work for You
Kevin Beaty, CALSTART
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Fleet Sustainability Track
Presented by CALSTART

2. SUSTAINABILITY TRACK
 Advanced Fuels, Vehicles and Strategies
for Fleets – Making Sustainability Work
 4 Session Track for 2013 Presented by
CALSTART
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Fleet Sustainability/
Greening: The Key
Steps to Plan Your Path
April 26 9:30 – 10:45 am
Fleet Sustainability Track
Presented by CALSTART
Alt Fuels & High
Efficiency Vehicles:
Update for Fleets
April 24 10:15 – 11:45 am
Myths, Facts &
Misperceptions: The
Straight Scoop on New
Fuels & Tech
April 25 10:00 – 11:30 am
Smart Alt Fuels & Tech
Workshop: Making it
Work for You
April 25 3:30 – 5:00 pm

3. VISIT OUR BOOTH TO FOLLOW UP
 CALSTART – Booth 724
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4. How You Use The Technology Matters
 Purchasing the right tech is first step
 Smart deployment in your fleet is KEY step
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5. Utility Truck Example
 24 trucks with 14
fleets in all climates
 Several million
miles of field data
collected and
analyzed
 Availability of
trucks high: 99+%
overall daily
availability of hybrid
systems
Fuel economy varies by duty cycle & driver
– 54% fuel savings for best application
– 14% fuel savings for least application

6. When you think about Duty Cycle…
 Is your glass half full or half empty?
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14% 54%AVG

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0.5
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1.5
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2.5
3
TotGal/h
Improvements Total Gal/h
Baseline
Hybrid
Fleet Cases
54%
34%
37%
14%
26%
19%
15%
Fuel Savings from Field Data
• Fuel savings as
high as 54%
(reduced fuel
consumption)
• Duty Cycle and
Driver behavior
primary factors
on fuel savings
variability
Lesson Learned: Fleet actions can cut payback
period in half based on smart deployment strategy

8. Industry Tools Are Available!
 Mark Kuhn – Ricardo
 Kevin Walkowicz – NREL
 Jean-Baptiste Gallo – CALSTART
 Mike Britt - UPS
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9. Key Take-Aways
 Most fleets have a range of duty cycles and
driver behaviors
 Therefore, most fleets can proactively
manage the routes and drivers they match
with High-Efficiency technologies
 Fleets are in the Driver’s Seat in terms of
duty cycle variability
 Tools are available to improve outcomes
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Use available tools and experience to be
proactive and save your fleet money!

10. SUSTAINABILITY TRACK
 Next Session in Track: Fleet
Sustainability/ Greening Steps –
Tomorrow at 9:30 AM
 Visit CALSTART in Booth 724
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Alt Fuels & High
Efficiency Vehicles:
Update for Fleets
April 24 10:15 – 11:45 am
Fleet Sustainability Track
Presented by CALSTART
Myths, Facts &
Misperceptions: The
Straight Scoop on New
Fuels & Tech
April 25 10:00 – 11:30 am
Smart Alt Fuels & Tech
Workshop: Making it
Work for You
April 25 3:30 – 5:00 pm
Fleet Sustainability/
Greening: The Key
Steps to Plan Your Path
April 26 9:30 – 10:45 am

11. Thank you
Please complete and submit your evaluation
forms!
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