Shared Mobility Program with Emissions-Free Hydrogen Vehicles

2019 CHESC Best Practice Award: CSU Transportation Category

Shared Mobility Programwith Emissions-Free Hydrogen Vehicles

July 9, 2019

Presented By:

Dr. David Blekhman, Professor of Technology, Technical Director for Hydrogen Research and Fueling Facility Ms. Carmen Gachupin, Director of Parking & Transportation ServicesMr. Michael Dray, Technical Operations Manager for Hydrogen Research Facility


Cal State LA Campus

Size: 175 acresEnrollment: 28,000Parking Spaces: 6,459(as of Spring 2019)


Campus Location and Transportation Features


Maximizing Parking By Providing Transportation Alternatives

• Stack Parking

• Off-Site Parking

• Extended Shuttle Service

• Metro U-Pass

• Bus & Metrolink Promotions

• Lyft/Uber Discounts

• Carpool Waze Incentives

• ZipCar & WaiveCar


U-Pass Participation at Cal State LA

SPRING 2017: 1,949

FALL 2017: 2,188

SPRING 2018: 2,175

FALL 2018: 3,568

SPRING 2019: 3,286

Program subsidized by ASI, Student Union, Cal State LA Transportation Program and in FY 2018-2019 by Student Success Fee


EV Charging Stations

• Master controller communicates with the network via cell phone technology.

• Level 2 charging• Units are free to use for charging vehicle• Fee for parking to public or valid CSULA

permit must be displayed• Users use ChargePoint access cards• Enforcement: time controlled (4-Hour Max)• 19 charging ports on campus

Additional 36 Level 2 stations coming online in Fall 2019 plus 3 Level 3 Fast Chargers


Outreach and Orientations


Zipcar Program

$7.50 per hourGas and insurance included

You Can Reserve Vehicle In Advance

For Ages 18 years and older


www.calstatela.edu/parking/transportation-services

Offering Employees Outstanding Commuter Benefits


WaiveCar Mobility Program

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World’s first zero emission, zero cost car-sharing program.


WaiveCar Forming Partnership


WaiveCar Parking Locations

Lot 2: 1 carLot 4: 4 carsLot 7: 2 carsLot 10: 3 carsTotal: 10 WaiveCars



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Cal State L.A. Hydrogen Research and Fueling Facility (H2 Station),“refueling core” of the shared mobility program

On campus fuelings

A living lab for students and faculties at theCampus

A research facility serving as a proving ground forcomponents, systems, data acquisition andcontrol testing

A laboratory which provides a venue forgroundbreaking innovations and collaborationwith partners

A center of an international hydrogen network,hosting international researchers and scholars

Additional benefits of the program



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World’s first zero emission, zero cost car-sharing program.

Shared mobility deployment on our campus

10 Fuel Cell Hydrogen Vehicles

Available for faculty, staff and students

Users get to drive the cars for free for 2 hours

Extra driving costs just $5.99 p/hr

Vehicles can be driven in a 30 mile radius fromcampus

For Ages 21 years and older

WaiveCar works through a smart phone app

Educational and outreach for green mobility

Benefits of the program


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Applied research

Station Capacity• Data acquisition• Business Case• Guidelines for other stations• Research• Energy Performance• Energy Analysis• Best practices•

May, 2019



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Applied research

Cooling Perfomance• Testing• Limits • Improvements

May, 17th 2019


SEED OC Program Partnership


Car Sharing Program - Social Reach and WaiveCar Awareness

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Leverage CSULA’s strong social media presence to increase WaiveCar awareness on campus

CSULACSULA

Transportation Department

Facebook 68,048 217

Instagram 15,700 545Twitter 13,400 759

Youtube 1,100 56 Source:CSULA Student Transportation Survey, May 2019 (N=622)

Back


Credits per kg = 0.02633

$/Credit $/kg

$50 $1.31

100 $2.63

150 $3.95

200 $5.26

CARB. LCFS Credit Transfer Activity Reports 2019

Low Carbon Fuel Standard

LCFS credits can significantly contribute to CSULA’s station revenue

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Fuel Cell Exhaust Water Capture

Sponsor: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California


Fuel Cell Vehicle Water Capture Capability

Water capture in L as a function of ambient temperatureIdeal case is 9 kg of H2O per kg of H2. Progress from the case of 1L box with fan.


Special Thanks

WaiveCar Data ProcessingMatteo Genovese, PhD student

SEEDOC Team

Fuel Cell Exhaust Senior Design TeamJesus Perez, Luis Contreras and David Armas

Parking and Transportation Creative Staff


Questions?CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032

Phone323.343.3000

Webcalstatela.edu

[email protected]@[email protected]

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