Nottingham UK Bus Charging Project - European Commission · Nottingham UK Bus Charging Project Peter Saunders Transport Planner Nottingham City Council. 13 BYD (Build Your Dreams)

Nottingham UKBus Charging Project

Peter SaundersTransport Planner Nottingham City Council

13 BYD (Build Your Dreams) single decker

buses

12 BYD Charging Points

• £4M investment.

• Government Green

Bus grant 2016

• Remourban

• Nottingham’s

Workplace Parking

Levy

£945,000 Charging Infrastructure

Trench,

Cables

& bases

£437,000

Lease &

legal

£11,500

Civils &

Plinths

£102,500Substation

Charging

Points

Resurfacing/Fencing/Kerbing

£320,000

Painting/lining

Floodlights/Cameras

£35,000

Project Management £20,000

ChallengesFlood Risk

Solution: 396 kva Substation & Switch Room. Additional charging capacity on slip road

UK Distributor Network Organisation’s (DNO): differing standards/procedures/opinions Solution: UK Govt pressing DNOs to perform. New standardised process for grid connection applications

Supply Chain: Replacement parts e.g. windscreens

Solution: BYD joint venture with Alexander Dennis Ltd (leading UK bus builder). BYD chassis/battery. AD bodies

Upscaling/Advice

- Large footprint - queuing/charging /turning.

- Council owned land?

- EV’s expensive – Capital outlay

- Grant dependant

- Site capacity - electrical supply

- Operational advantages

- Strategic Air Quality Plans

- Electric double decker's on the way