TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Zero Emission Bus Program Capital and Operating Report
BRIEFING ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider receiving a report on AC Transit's Zero Emission Bus Program covering capital investments and operational performance for the 2022 calendar year review period.
Staff Contact:
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering
Salvador Llamas, Chief Operating Officer
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Environmental Improvement
Initiative - Zero Emission Programs
AC Transit's Capital and Operating Progress report on its Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) Program guides the District's transition to 100% Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) fleet by 2040.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
There are no budgetary or fiscal impacts directly related to this report.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
AC Transit is committed to transition its bus fleet to 100% zero emissions by 2040. In order to effectively deliver on that goal, a comprehensive analysis of the commercially available ZEB technologies is needed to help assess which technologies can best meet the operational requirements of the District while being financially efficient and sustainable. AC Transit has made significant investments by being a leader in the early adoption of ZEB technology, which created a distinct advantage for the District. As a result, AC Transit emerged as a vanguard in both testing and comparing the costs and results of various conventional and ZEB technologies in a public transit environment. To date, the ZEB Program has yielded significant accomplishments, workforce training delivered over 26 thousand hours of ZEB specific curriculum, the ZEB fleet traveled over 5.6 million zero emission miles and eliminated over 14 thousand metric tons of Carbon Dioxide (CO2).
This report is the second phase of reporting based off the 2-year Zero Emission Transit Bus Tec...
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