ECO Stars and beyond: working towards cleaner fleets

STEP Annual Conference

17 November

Mark CaversTRL

Motivation

• Air quality intervention

• Heavy duty vehicles are significant emitters

• Engage with heavy duty vehicle fleet community to reduce emissions

• Seek to build trust, recognise good practice and encourage further emission reduction

• Don’t be a barrier for increased economic activity

Methodology

• Assess member vehicles and operating practices

• Recognise levels of environmental and energy saving performance

• Apply star rating

Scottish Schemes: Coverage

Perth & Kinross

Renfrewshire

East Dunbartonshire

Scotland: Members

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20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

New members since Dec 2016

Members before Dec 2016

225 unique members

Membership Breakdown

3%4%

13%

52%

29%

Breakdown by Star Rating

1 star

2 star

3 star

4 star

5 star

7%

8%

37%

48%

Breakdown by Sector

Bus

Coach

Freight

other

Fife Council Reassessment

First 5* local authority fleet in Scotland

• Fleet improvements: whole fleet is 4* or higher• Overall fleet size has reduced• Moving into alternative fuels: EVs and H2

• Retained all existing good practice• Fuel Champion appointed• Updated fuel management system • Improved communication with Service Users• Encourage vehicle sharing• Increased use of telematics• Comprehensive reporting

Review of Scheme Criteria

Members Survey

1. What were your main reasons for joining?

2. Have you implemented advice from the Road Map?

3. Has membership increased knowledge of tools available and

approach to fuel efficiency?

4. What have you gained most from membership?

5. Would you recommend membership to others?

6. Can you estimate percentage fuel savings resulting from ECO

Stars measures?

ECO Stars Scotland: Taxis

• Live schemes in:o Dundeeo Falkirko Fifeo Glasgow

• Taxi and private hire

• Procurement requirements

• Ranks, forums, test centres

• Significant interest in EVs

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Low Emission Bus Scheme Monitoring project

Define methodology and set up process with each LEBS project

13 LEBS projects

Grant funding given to successful bids

LAs / Project leads

Bus Operators

Bus Manufacturers

Contracted to undertakeMonitoring and evaluationof LEBS programme

TRL receives agreed data from all LEBS, analyse and produce annual reports to DfT and LEBS projects

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Low Emission Freight and Logistics Trial

• 2017-2020

• Demonstrate new technologies, encourage introduction

• Data collection and analysis of performance

• Cost savings and environmental impacts

• Technologies include:

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• Battery range extending technology • Dual fuel systems

• Novel aerodynamic trailers • Last mile logistics

• Kinetic energy recovery systems • Smart charging and energy storage

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• Bringing together stakeholders to stimulate uptake of low emission vehicles

• Engage with fleet operators, manufacturers and infrastructure providers

• Transport for London, but with remit to share best practice across UK

• Building library of toolkits: case studies, vehicle finders, training

• TRL are one of several delivery partners

o Stakeholder engagement

o Identify barriers to uptake of ULEV

o Facilitate working groups, technology workshops (EV, H2, gas)

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Questions?

Mark CaversSustainability Programme Manager, Scotland

mcavers@trl.co.uk07776 993 452

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