Joining forces

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Joining forces PRT/GTS
Magnus Hunhammar
CEO Institute for Sustainable Transportation
www.podcar.org

• California Swedish MoU for sustainable
  transportation and fuels
• Swedish Delegation

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Joining California Swedish GTS forces

• Initiate procurement processes for sustainable
  transportation (Podcars)
• Specifications
• Finances
• Organisation legislation
• Group the leading cities and regions into a
  strong push for industrial long term drive
• Sister Cities/Regions
• University NGO collaboration
• Incorporated federal state authorities
• Commitment
• Letter of intent
• Long term agreement

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Banverket
Banverket is an authority that is primarily
funded by Government grants. In 2005, Swedish
Rail carried 151 million passengers and 63 000
tons of cargo. Banverket's activities are
steered by the Parliamentary transport policy
goals.The transport policy goals consist of one
overall goal and five sub-goals. The overall
goal is to provide a system of transport for
citizens and the business sector all over the
country that is both economically effective and
sustainable in the long term.The six sub-goals
are 1. an accessible transport system2. a high
standard of transport quality3. safe traffic4.
a good environment5. positive regional
development6. a transport system offering equal
opportunities
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Banverket
Rolling quarter statistics, million passengers
per quarter
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Banverket

• Pressrelease feb 28 2006 (TO BE TRANSLATED)
• Den svenska Industrigruppen SkyCab och Banverket
  går samman med fordons-, IT-, stål- och
  byggindustrin ochutvecklar spårtaxi, PRT
  (Personal Rapid Transit). Spårtaxi är ett nytt,
  kompletterande publikt transportsätt. Resan sker
  i små förarlösa vagnar på banor ovan mark, direkt
  till önskad avstigningsplats, bekvämt
  ochmiljöanpassat. Industrigruppen SkyCab
  samarbetar för utveckling av en ny svensk
  industrigren med storamöjligheter att skapa nya
  gröna jobb och ökad export av svenskt
  teknikkunnande
• Sverige arbetar sedan flera år med att bygga
  upp en inhemsk kompetens för utveckling av
  spårtaxi, PRT. Utöver Industrigruppen SkyCab, som
  samverkar med flera svenska högskolor och
  universitet, bl.a. KTH, Chalmers,Högskolan
  Dalarna och Högskolan Gävle, har stödjande
  satsningar gjorts av KFB, Nutek,
  Energimyndigheten,Konsumentverket, Handisam,
  Handikappombudsmannen, Hjälpmedelsinstitutet,
  Räddningsverket, Hoforskommun, Hofors Invest,
  Länsstyrelse Gävleborg, Länsstyrelsen Stockholm,
  EUs strukturfonder, Banverket m.fl.

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Institute for Sustainable Transportation

• NGO for implementation of environmental, social
  and economical sustainable transportations
• A network of experts and engaged citizens
• Financed by own projects, funds and member fees
• Founded Jan. 2002
• Is the hub for podcars in Sweden
• More info at www.podcar.org

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Important factors for success

• Independent body (offering ideas expert advices
  not products)
• Large scale PRT-solutions
• Utilize IT-developments (PODCAR an internet for
  people and goods)
• Influential board
• Network of experts
• Good timing (peak oil and green gas problems)

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Motivation - energy
PRT (Ultra) Bus Electric car Car
Railcar
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Motivation - capacity
Railcar/Monorail
133 pass / 2 min 4000 pass / h. 15 miles/h
Pod
Pod
Pod
4 pass / 3 sec 4800 pass / h. 25 miles/h
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Motivation - technology

• Internet, software computers
• Industrial commitment Innovation

Virtual transportation
Posco and Ultra
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Motivation - security
I hope none of my kids were in this convertible
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Värmdö welcomes You
Mrs. Yvonne Blomback, swedish environment party,
member of Stockholm regional council Mr. Hans
Lindqvist, swedish center party, member of Värmdö
city Council, former EU parliament member
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100 km (60 miles) network Total distance
east-west 23 km (15 miles) Est. Cost 1 billion
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Implementation roadmap
BOT
VC
RD
Federal guarantee
Stock market
Commercial systems
Ideas Innovation
Analysis Planning
Testtracks lt 1 mile
Pilot tracks 2 -12 miles
Large networls
2006
2009
2012-15
2016 -gt
GTS Project
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The Media effect
Swedish media 2005
Number of press articles about podcars (PRT) in
Swedish papers
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Letter of Intent to Participate in the GTS
Project.   Between Institute for Sustainable
Transportation, below named IST, .......and NN,
below named.nn........   Mutual interest
Podcars (PRT) appears to have substantial gains
for society regarding environmental, social and
economical sustainability. Since this is a new
technology, a series of uncertainities arises
regarding performance, cost and feasability. It
is unreasonable for only one city to take the
full risk of such a project. By joining forces
from the leading cities and regions in Sweden and
California we substantially increase the chance
of success. IST has today gathered a group of
municipalities, governement research
institutions, universities, vendors, and NGOs
that has commited to persue the possibility of
Podcars as a sustainable transportation for the
near future.   The purpose of the GTS Project is
to initiate procurement processes for sustainable
transportation based on Podcars. The GTS Project,
an acronym for General Transportation System,
is a project initiated and driven by IST in
Sweden in collaboration with UCI. The work of the
project includes specifications, financing
strategies, organisation legislation, and other
topics the GTS members find relevant for the
project.   ___ commits to be present for the
first International GTS meeting, scheduled to be
held in fall 2007 in Sweden.  This commitment
includes some of the following steps to be
initiated in order to fullly be able to
participate the meeting Local analysis of Right
of Way for Podcars, political mandate to fully
participate, allocation of funds and resources
needed to have reasonable technical background,
proper review of local planning processes etc.
IST can directly or by proxy assist in this work
if needed.    Stockholm.... California .....
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Thank you.
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Making Sweden an OIL-FREE Society Commis
sion on Oil Independence
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The Commission on Oil Independence

• Members
• Göran Persson, Prime Minister, chairman
• C. Azar, professor Chalmers University of
  Technology
• L. Andersson, government investigator into
  bioenergy,
• L. Bångens, Chairman of Swedens Energy Advisers,
  
• B. Johansson-Hedberg, CEO, Lantmännen,
• L. Johansson, CEO, AB Volvo,
• G. Johnsson, former chairman of the Swedish
  Metalworkers Union,
• C. Segersteen, Chairman of the Federation of
  Swedish Forest Owners,
• L. Sennerby-Forsse, Secretary-General, Swedish
  Research Council for Environment, Agricultural
  Sciences and Spatial Planning
• Staff
• S. Edman, biologist, writer, former Political
  Adviser to the Prime Minister
• A. Nylander, architect and expert on energy.

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A vision for Sweden

• By the year 2020 reduce our use of oil products
• Through more efficient use of fuel and new fuels,
  consumption of oil in road transport shall be
  reduced by 40-50 per cent.
• In principle no oil shall be used for heating
  residential and commercial buildings
• Industry shall reduce its consumption of oil
  by
• 25-40 per cent

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The Commissions points of departure

• 1. We will reduce Swedens climate impact
• 2. We will secure Swedens supply of energy in
  the long term
• 3. We can become a leading nation in the
  development of new technology for sustainable use
  of energy and more efficient use of energy
• 4. We will strengthen our international economic
  competitiveness
• 5. We will use and develop the energy resources
  from forests and fields, Swedens green gold

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Objectives for the road transport sectorReduce
use of oil by 40-50 per cent by 2020!

• Encourage a more energy efficient fleet of
  private cars!
• Improve the efficiency of goods traffic and
  reduce its share on the roads!
• Increase the share of fuels from agriculture and
  forestry
• Make public transport cheaper and more
  attractive!
• Strengthen the role of the train!
• Air travel
• Distance work

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Development of the public transport system The
Government should support RD and local pilot
projects for transportation efficiency in town
planning and public transport and RD concerning
advanced car-sharing schemes and telematics for
private cars --------------------------------- T
he state sector should also support the
development and use of ITS (intelligent transport
system) in order to help the transport industry
to improve logistics and transport
efficiency. --------------------------------- The
Government should support pilot and development
projects with public transport in a number of
municipalities, focusing among other things on
comfort, speed and biofuels.
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An English version of the final report is
published on http//www.sweden.gov.se/content/1/
c6/06/70/96/7f04f437.pdf