Since the 1960s, scientists have been aware that human activity has resulted in a warming climate. Th is reality has and will continue to result in changes to the way we live.Th e Arctic and Subarctic have held prominent places in discussions on climate change, in part because impacts here are so stark and clearly connected to the eff ects of changes in temperature. In popular discourse internationally, media narratives often focus on "charismatic megafauna": polar bears starving, venturing into towns, disoriented, hungry, drowning. 1 In Canada, Indigenous and ally activism on climate change make the link with food security, personal safety, and cultural survival, employing stories of Indigenous hunters no longer able to reliably read the signs of the land due to "strange weather." 2 Indigenous Peoples provide critical insights into how climate change results in immediate and important implications for humans. 3 However, using Indigenous experiences as evidence for climate change is often where the conversation stops-it should instead be a starting point. Th e conversation needs to turn to how Indigenous
The need to decrease greenhouse gases emissions in the transport sector has resulted in the requirement for zero emission technologies in city centre bus fleets. Currently, battery electric buses are the most common choice, with both single deck and double deck vehicles in regular use. However, long-term operational capabilities are still largely unknown and unreported. Hydrogen fuel cell electric buses are an emerging zero emission technology that have the potential to complement a battery electric bus fleet where the duty cycle is challenging for current battery electric configurations. This paper compares the difference in energy consumption, for a given chassis configuration, passenger load, and heating requirement, of generic battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell electric buses operating in a typical UK city environment. A methodology was employed that will provide bus operators with a robust mechanism to inform buying decisions, based on their route characteristics, when transitioning to a zero-emission fleet. Simulations performed using battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell electric models showed that the hydrogen fuel cell electric bus has a much higher predicted range (435 km) and operating time (21.5 hours) than the battery electric equivalent (257 km and 12.7 hours) when considering mixed city operation. While the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle showed limited variation in the range across all drive cycles considered, the battery electric bus showed a high percentage decrease (17.3%) in range when subjected to drive cycles with higher average road gradient. Meanwhile, when considering operation on a drive cycle with 0% average road gradient, the battery electric bus was predicted to have a percentage increase in range of 15.4%. This study shows that when considering a zero-emission vehicle technology mix, the characteristics of the service routes should be considered before deciding which powertrain configuration to utilise on each route. Definitions, Acronyms, AbbreviationsBEB Battery Electric Bus CP Characteristic Parameter EMS Energy Management System FC Fuel Cell FCEB Fuel Cell Electric Bus FCEV Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle GVW Gross Vehicle Weight KML Keyhole Markup Language LUB LowCVP UK Bus NMC Nickel Manganese Cobalt RHP Recovery Heat Pump SOC State of Charge UKBC UK Bus Cycle ULEB Ultra-Low Emission Bus
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