The short: The world’s first project to integrate battery electric buses (BEBs) and standardized charging systems from different manufacturers is accelerating and drastically reducing the cost of transit electrification.
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The Pan-Canadian Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Bus Demonstration and Integration Trial is Canada’s first green hydrogen fuel cell electric bus (FCEB) trial. This multi-year initiative will deploy Canadian-developed hydrogen technology across the hydrogen-based transit value chain.
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The short: The first trial of its kind in North America is deploying half-a-dozen electric low-speed autonomous shuttles (eLSAs) in Markham, Ontario. This will enable hundreds of residents to share the zero-emission service from York Region Transit (YRT) as a means of reaching local transit hubs without driving their personal vehicles.
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The short: The first initiative of its kind in North America proposes to create a legally-sound and cyber-secure digital resource for transit agencies to collect, analyze, optimize and share the data and intellectual property (IP) needed to plan, procure, deploy, operate and maintain low carbon and zero-emission transit technologies in an efficient, timely and cost-effective manner.
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CUTRIC’s Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) Committee is a national forum for CUTRIC’s members to share up-to-date information and data related to ZEB procurements, deployments, predictive and empirical data and funding and financing options. It will ensure that Canadian transit agencies have access to the highest-quality transit-led ZEB data and ZEB procurement and deployment knowledge across Canada and the United States. This Committee reports to CUTRIC’s Board of Directors and is chaired by Erin Cooke of Winnipeg Transit.
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Initiative Summary: The Power Providers Working Group for Transit Electrification is trying to establish a systematic national dialogue reviewing and assessing the opportunities, challenges and solutions associated with the growing role for utilities across Canada with regards to electrification of transportation, including electric vehicle supply equipment for both high-powered and…
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Overview: Opportunities for the rail sector to lead technological innovations have been identified in the Rail Innovation in Canada: Top 10 Technology Areas for Passenger and Freight Rail June 2020 report, the Zero Emission Transit Fund announcement by the Government of Canada in 2021 and the climate change and sustainable transportation…
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Benefits and Challenges for the Transit Sector: This collaborative project highlights the impacts of Ontario’s emerging cap-and-trade program and the impacts it will have on the transportation industry, including municipal transit agencies. The output is a greenhouse gas emissions modelling based report card to rank transit agencies in order to…
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This project bolsters Oxford County’s desire to become a 100% renewable energy jurisdiction by incorporating an electric vehicle accessibility plan. CUTRIC is partnering with the County to assist in the planning process to achieve the Plan’s goals to map, analyze, and strategically locate electric vehicle supply equipment. Funded by:…
Read MoreThe Automated and Connected Electric Vehicle Integration: Optimization Analysis & Techno- Economic Predictive Analysis project will help municipalities across Ontario predictively assess and understand the feasibility of deploying and operating low-speed electrified autonomous shuttles (e- LSAs) within local municipal systems and specifically with regards to first-mile/last-mile solution building. This will…
Read MoreIn order to assist public fleets (including transit agencies and utility/local distribution companies) to overcome the barriers of uncertainty and high risk associated with new electrified propulsion technologies integration, CUTRIC developed a consortium of industry partners to lead research into various aspects of electrified propulsion systems, vehicle-to-grid integration, and cybersecurity…
Read MoreElectrically heated catalysts constitute a universally applicable tool for temperature management in the exhaust after treatment system. Not only does it significantly increase the effectiveness of exhaust after treatment (reduction in HC, CO, and NOx, exhaust emissions), but it also offers potential for CO2 reduction at the same time, therefore…
Read MoreA simulation tool was developed to support electric-bus deployment projects by predicting operational benefits, total CO2e savings, and charging requirements. The model is based on the original code developed via collaborations through the Pan-Canadian Electric Bus demonstration & Integration Trial: Phase I. The main inputs of the model include physical characteristics of the…
Read MoreUrban transit emissions have the highest impact environmentally and socially, especially on the health hazard of the urban population. This study focuses on zero-emission fuel cell technology that can be used in: fuel-cell power/propulsion systems; battery electric power/propulsion systems with fuel cell as ranger extenders; and electric power/propulsion systems with…
Read MoreThe aim of this proposed study is to advance the discipline of social media analytics and its application to public fleet decision makers. The project starts by integrating incoming social media feeds vis-a-vis public fleets and merges all incoming data into one cloud-platform. This platform will enable (in the…
Read MoreIn this project, an integrated vehicle system analyses of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) (transit buses) will be conducted. There are module specific, independent, third party principal applicants involved in this project to ensure neutrality of the research and accounting procedures. The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) will serve…
Read MoreThe Electric Vehicle Enclave (EVE) Autonomous Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstration Pilot is a state-of-the-art project showcasing infrastructure-based autonomy in a complex residential environment. This project is designed to tackle some of the key challenges for autonomous vehicle penetration. Today’s state-of-the-art in autonomous vehicles is highly limited to highway driving and is…
Read MoreThis project focuses on the optimization of the system design. The main purpose is to accomplish commercialization of an “anti-idling” solution for public transit buses. Therefore, the project entails aspects of design, cost considerations, and safety concerns. A universal anti-idling solution is not possible because the pattern of idling varies…
Read MoreThe project’s objective is to demonstrate the world’s first shared, electric work fleets with on- demand rides, tools, supplies and assets. Pilot projects will take place at several universities and colleges in Ontario. The study aims to test shared work fleets with university and college partners that have field staff…
Read MoreSince September 2018, Pantonium has provided newly developed technology to enable an intelligent on-demand bus service in Belleville, Ontario. The technology deployed to Belleville is currently an alpha version. Several new features and capabilities are slated to be added to the system based on feedback of the initial pilot as…
Read MoreIn the proposed project, the consortium will develop a novel bus charging technology that is backed up by a battery energy storage system. In the proposed project, eCAMION will lead a consortium composed of two academic partners and a potential deployment partner. The overall project query is to create a…
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This report provides an introduction to transportation innovation with a methodological overview. CUTRIC maps out industry trends across stakeholders in the advanced transportation innovation network to identify potential project RD&D needs across Canada. This document is the basis for the development of CUTRIC-led consultation workshops to identify next-generation low-carbon mobility…
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This report captures the outputs of CUTRIC’s series of highly-structured consultation sessions related to the themes of light-duty (automotive) and heavy-duty (rail and bus) manufacturing innovation and fleet integration. Link to report Submitted to: Ontario’s Ministry of Economic Development & Growth…
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