STEP Annual Conference 2017 - Andy Eastlake, Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership - Buses, the LEZ Solutions

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STEP 2017 –Buses, The LEZ solutions

Andy Eastlake

STEP Conference 2017

Edinburgh

Managing Director

Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership 2

LowCVP: A unique public-private membership organisation,

building evidence and creating robust policies and innovation in the UK

Government & Public Bodies

Fuel Suppliers

Technology Suppliers

Automotive Manufacturer

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Fleet Operators

Environmental &

Academia

And Many

More…

Creating Communities with shared

goals

Understanding and Evidence

Based Research

Influencing Policy and information

Accelerating The market

What does our work focus on?

Low Emission Zones

The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership

LEZs (England – Clean Air Zones) “It is evident that only CAZs are expected to deliver a concentration reduction of sufficient size to achieve the compliance of zones in the shortest time possible.”

“Road vehicles contribute about 80 per cent of NOx pollution at the roadside. Growth in the number of diesel cars and vans, coupled with the failure of vehicle manufacturers to ensure that they replicated laboratory test based emissions performance (Euro standards) in real world driving conditions, has exacerbated this problem because of the NOx they emit”

Transforming the Bus fleet: All Euro VI technologies are clean!

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•Common consensus that all diesels are dirty It’s a myth! –Euro VI bus test data shows otherwise.

• National CAZ/LEZ framework mandates Euro VI/6 for all diesel vehicles. 20+ cities expected.

• Clean Air Zones/Low Emission Zones must be viewed as an opportunity for public transport operators (get private cars out of city centres by providing a clean and efficient alternative).

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Euro VI is clean

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• In 1996, MLTB test created by TfL.

• In 2008, LowCVP incorporated MLTB test into Low Carbon Emission Bus Accreditation Scheme. Well-to-Wheel assessment.

• From 2009-15 Green Bus Fund uses LCEB accreditation to allocate c£90m to 1240 buses. BSOG LCEB 6p/km incentive created.

•By mid-2016, 44% of all buses registered had LCEB status – compare this to ULEV uptake in the passenger car market at 1.6% in 2016!

• Avoid the zone

• Accept & pay the charge

• Re-arrange fleet

• Buy “new” compliant vehicles

• Retrofit

Retrofit is the

immediate option

which guarantees a

reduction in NOx

from the vehicle parc

A range of options to comply

Evaluating options

Range of options available for different vehicles and different “depths of pockets”


Buses Vehicle Emission Testing Procedure

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Test procedure – Low Emission Bus Accreditation Scheme/TfL Bus test

Real world cycle – Revised LowCVP UK Bus (RLUB) Cycle.

Test to be undertaken at a vehicle laboratory using a chassis dynamometer

Test conditions: 50% of seated passenger load (or 25% of total)

Measurements: NO, NO2, NOx, N2O, CO2, CH4, PM, PN, THC plus NH3

Use accredited retrofit!!!

•The “promise” of incentives and enforcement has brought out all the shysters and ‘snake oil’ salesmen

•Many adverts are claiming Fuel and NOx savings.

•Only the accredited systems will be CAZ/LEZ compliant and enable you to operate in a zone without paying a charge or penalty.

•Don’t believe everything you read!

•Report misleading adverts to LowCVP


It may not always look like Euro VI, but it is happening very fast Now – London Low Emission Zone, Congestion charge

October 2017 – London ‘T’ charge – All vehicles, M-F, 7am – 6pm, Euro 4/IV

2018 – Scotland’s first LEZ

March 2019 – all local authority plans finalised

April 2019 –London ULEZ (central area)

By end 2019 – 5 (CAZ) Clean Air Zones

2020 – other clean air zones/Initiatives

2025 Zero Emission Zones possible,

Scotland 2032 statement

UK 2040 strategy

The names may vary but..LEZ = ULEZ = CAZ, common criteriaOpportunity to transform UK cities through long term benefits



Thank you. Any questions?

Andy Eastlake C Eng FIMechE

Managing Director

[email protected] / 020 7304 6851

@aeastlake

Szilvia Libor

Membership Coordinator

[email protected] / 020 7304 6880

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