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Fuel Cell Bus Life Cycle Cost Model: Base Case & Future Scenario AnalysisDOT-T-07-01 |
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| Entire Report | PDF (1.19MB) |
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| Front Matter | ||||
| Report Documentation Page | HTML (4KB) |
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| Notice | HTML (1KB) |
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| Metric/English Conversion Factors | HTML (4KB) |
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| Executive Summary | HTML (9KB) |
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| 1. Life Cycle Cost Base Case Assumptions | HTML (37KB) |
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| 1.1 Vehicles/Technologies and Fuels Analyzed | ||||
| 1.2 Data Inputs | ||||
| 1.2.1 Depot Baseline Data (Worksheet I1) | ||||
| 1.2.2 Annual Bus Costs (Worksheet I2) | ||||
| 1.2.3 Bus Purchase & Overhaul Costs (Worksheet I3) | ||||
| 1.2.4 Variable Overhaul Intervals (Worksheet I4) | ||||
| 1.2.5 Depot Infrastructure Costs (Worksheet I5) | ||||
| 1.2.6 Bus Technology Training Requirements (Worksheet I6) | ||||
| 2. Base Case Results | HTML (10KB) |
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| 2.1 First Year Annual Costs (Worksheet O1) | ||||
| 2.2 Capital Costs (Worksheet O2) | ||||
| 2.3 Overhaul Costs Per Bus (Worksheet O3) | ||||
| 2.4 Total Life Cycle Costs (Worksheet O4) | ||||
| 3. Future Cost Scenarios | HTML (6KB) |
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| 3.1 "Best Case" Assumptions | ||||
| 3.2 "Best Case" Results | ||||
| 3.3 Sensitivity Analysis – Capital and Fuel Costs | ||||
| APPENDIX A – Base Case Life Cycle Cost Model Input & Output Sheets | HTML (15KB) |
Excel (1.74MB) |
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| Input 1 - Depot & Baseline Data | HTML (1KB) |
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| Input 2 - Annual Bus Costs | HTML (1KB) |
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| Input 3 - Bus Purchase & Overhaul Costs | HTML (1KB) |
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| Input 4 - Annual Overhaul Costs if Variable | HTML (1KB) |
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| Input 5 - Depot Infrastructure Costs | HTML (1KB) |
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| Input 6 - Training Costs | HTML (1KB) |
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| Output 1 - First Year Annual Costs | HTML (2KB) |
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| Output 2 - Capital Costs | HTML (1KB) |
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| Output 3 - Overhaul Costs per Bus | HTML (1KB) |
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| Output 4 - Total Life Cycle Costs | HTML (1KB) |
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| List of Figures | ||||
| Figure 1. Average Total Life Cycle Costs per Bus (net present value) | HTML (1KB) |
Excel (25KB) |
CSV (1KB) |
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| Figure 2. Average Local Life Cycle Costs per Bus (net present value) | HTML (1KB) |
Excel (21KB) |
CSV (1KB) |
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| Figure 3. Average Annual Costs per Bus (current dollars) | HTML (1KB) |
Excel (19KB) |
CSV (1KB) |
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| Figure 4. Average Total Life Cycle Costs per Mile (current dollars) | HTML (1KB) |
Excel (20KB) |
CSV (1KB) |
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| Figure 5. Average Local Life Cycle Costs per Mile (current dollars) | HTML (1KB) |
Excel (19KB) |
CSV (1KB) |
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| Figure 6. Percentage of Total Life Cycle Costs by Cost Category | HTML (1KB) |
Excel (27KB) |
CSV (1KB) |
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| Figure 7. Percentage of Local Life Cycle Costs by Cost Category | HTML (1KB) |
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| Figure 8. Best Case Total Life Cycle Costs ($/mi) | HTML (1KB) |
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| Figure 9. Best Case Local Life Cycle Costs ($/mi) | HTML (1KB) |
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| Figure 10. Best Case Total Life Cycle Costs ($/bus) | HTML (1KB) |
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| Figure 11. Effect of Hydrogen Cost on Best Case Life Cycle Costs | HTML (1KB) |
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| List of Tables | ||||
| Table 1. Fuel/Technology Combinations Analyzed | HTML (2KB) |
Excel (16KB) |
CSV (1KB) |
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| Table 2. Propulsion System Components | HTML (4KB) |
Excel (15KB) |
CSV (1KB) |
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| Table 3. Summary - 2005 National Transit Database - Bus Mode | HTML (6KB) |
Excel (15KB) |
CSV (1KB) |
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| Table 4. Summary of Results from NREL Fuel Cell Bus Evaluations | HTML (14KB) |
Excel (28KB) |
CSV (4KB) |
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| Table 5. Summary of Results from NREL Hybrid and Natural Gas Bus Evaluations | HTML (18KB) |
Excel (30KB) |
CSV (5KB) |
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| Table 6. Fuel Economy Assumptions Used in the Analysis | HTML (3KB) |
Excel (15KB) |
CSV (1KB) |
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| Table 7. Brake Maintenance Assumptions, Diesel Buses | HTML (2KB) |
Excel (14KB) |
CSV (1KB) |
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| Table 8. Weighted Average Bus Purchase Prices | HTML (7KB) |
Excel (16KB) |
CSV (1KB) |
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| Table 9. Overhaul Assumptions | HTML (5KB) |
Excel (14KB) |
CSV (1KB) |
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| Table 10. Projected Hydrogen Fuel Station Costs for 100-Bus Fleet | HTML (4KB) |
Excel (22KB) |
CSV (1KB) |
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| Table 11. Assumed Training Requirements | HTML (5KB) |
Excel (16KB) |
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| Table 12. Base Case Average First Year Annual Costs per Bus | HTML (8KB) |
Excel (14KB) |
CSV (1KB) |
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| Table 13. Base Case Average First Year Annual Costs per Depot | HTML (4KB) |
Excel (16KB) |
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| Table 14. Total Capital Costs for 100-Bus Fleet and Infrastructure Investments | HTML (6KB) |
Excel (14KB) |
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| Table 15. Annualized Capital Costs for 100-Bus Fleet and Infrastructure Investments | HTML (5KB) |
Excel (14KB) |
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| Table 16. Life Time Overhaul Costs per Bus | HTML (2KB) |
Excel (14KB) |
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| Table 17. Major Best Case Assumptions | HTML (4KB) |
Excel (16KB) |
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