| Summary |
|
| Initial System Cost with Placement Fees |
$
12,684,310 |
| Number of Stations |
4 |
| Rail Path Length (mi) |
1 |
| Number of Vehicles Required |
73 |
| Maximum Capacity per Hour (seats) |
9,600 |
| Fare paying Vehicle Trips/day |
6,500 |
| Operating Cost per Paying Mile (not including initial system cost) |
$
0.14 |
| Average Fare |
$
1.92 |
| Pre-Tax Profit |
$
4,219,832 |
| Pre-Tax Profit as % of Initial Cost with Loading Station Placement Fees |
33.3% |
|
|
|
|
| System Basics |
|
| Rail Path Length (mi) |
1 |
| Average trip length (mi.) |
1 |
| Fare paying Vehicle Trips/day |
6,500 |
| Deadhead Factor, Non-paying / Paying |
33% |
| Vehicle Trips per day, paying + non-paying |
8,667 |
| Peak Hour Percentage |
15% |
| Max trips per hour |
1,300 |
| Number of Stations |
4 |
| Number of Vehicles Required |
73 |
| Vehicles out for Maintenance, % |
6% |
| Vehicles out for Maintenance |
5 |
| Average Speed, mph |
30 |
| Average Travel Time, minutes |
2.40 |
| Average Unloading + Loading Time, minutes |
0.75 |
| Average JPod Trip Cycle Time, minutes |
3.15 |
| Max trips per JPod per hour |
19.0 |
| Average Passenger Load |
1.2 |
|
|
| Fare Vehicle Miles traveled/day |
7,800 |
| Carbon Incentives, per day |
$
25.07 |
| Advertising Revenues per day |
$
156.00 |
|
|
| Capital Costs |
|
| Initial System Cost |
$
15,855,388 |
| Investment by Others (Placement fees) |
$
3,171,078 |
| Initial System Cost less Placement Fees |
$
12,684,310 |
|
|
| Revenue Calculations |
|
| Fare per Vehicle Mile |
$
1.60 |
| Average Fare |
$
1.92 |
| Average daily fare receipts ($) |
$
12,480.00 |
| Fare days per year |
365 |
| Annual Operation & Maintenance Rate @ % capital |
2% |
| Annual Operation & Maintenance |
$
317,107.75 |
| JPod motor Power duty (fraction time on) |
25% |
| Average power use, each vehicle, kW |
0.55 |
| Average power use, all vehicles, kW |
40 |
| Annual power use, all vehicles, kW-hr |
351,955 |
| Annual Power Use of Stations, kW-hr |
70,128 |
| Annual Power Use of Switches, kW-hr |
140,256 |
| Annual Power Cost @ $.15/kW-hr |
$
84,351 |
| Fare Receipts/year |
$
4,555,200 |
| Power and Operating Costs |
$
401,459 |
| Pre-Tax Profit |
$
4,219,832 |
| Pre-Tax Profit as % of Initial Cost with Loading Station Placement Fees |
33.3% |
|
