b'$450,000, compared with $680,000 for a 30-foot electric bus. For operating expenses, Yan shares annual data from a customer that operates 60 electric buses. Its average energy cost is $0.19 kilowatt hours per mile, vs. an average cost of $3.02 per gallon for diesel fuel over the same year.Built-in Total maintenance savings for the same client is about $283,034 per month. During construction of MCIs newmusclesterminal, the Kansas City Aviation Department contracted InductEV (formerly Momentum Dynamics) to provide a wireless charging system for its electric shuttles and work with the general contractor and electrical contractor to coordinate the installation. The system includes two 300-kilowatt charging pads imbedded in the pavement where the buses queue for passenger loading and unloading at the terminal. The inductive system will provide incremental charging to the electric shuttle buses at stops along the commercial curb, keeping them in service longer as they travel the seven-mile round-trip loop to and from the terminal. InductEV anticipates the two chargers will be able to support the Airport revenues covered more than $3full 28-bus fleet once all are electric. The million of the expense; MCI also received aautomatic, frequent charges throughout $732,800 grant from the U.S. Departmentthe day allow for of Energy executed via a contract withsmaller batteries, the Metropolitan Energy Center, a localfewer spare vehicles environmental non-profit organization. and smoother fleet Looking ahead, the airport has orderedoperations, says seven additional electric buses from BYDTony Calabro, chief for delivery in Marchproduct officer at 2024. Weve beenInductEV. Instead really happy with theof worrying aboutTONY CALABRO How else could one chargers, plugs and performance of thosehaving vehicles down, you just drive theperson lift a 400 lb vehicles so far, reportsvehicle through its normal operations, and Justin Meyer, deputycover?director of Aviationwhen its parked it can charge. Marketing and AirThe intent is that a bus could run an Service Development. JUSTIN MEYER entire drivers shift without ever needing to come out of service to be recharged,Visit us at the 95Annual thBy the Numbers Meyer explains.AAAE Conference & Jason Yan, director of sales operations forCurrently, project partners are procuringExposition, booth #1416BYD North America, explains that electriccomponents for the buses that will allow buses are more expensive to purchase butthem to charge while positioned over the typically cost much less to operate thanin-concrete pads. When the system isLearn more at ejco.com/hatchother options based on older technology.up and running, Meyer believes that MCIor call 800 626 4653Specifically, he notes that an averagewill be the first airport in the world to useMade in the USA30-foot diesel transit bus costs aboutinductive charging for passenger shuttles.AirportImprovement.comMay | June 2023'