Electrify America plans to put in 30 electrical fleet-dedicated chargers paired with battery power storage programs (BESS) on the Port of Lengthy Seaside, California, as a part of Electrify America’s $25-million “Inexperienced Metropolis” funding within the area on the Ports of Lengthy Seaside and Los Angeles.
Teaming with trucking firm 4 Gen Logistics, Electrify America is constructing on its dedication to supply charging infrastructure to the Metropolis of Lengthy Seaside to assist 4 Gen’s 60 electrical vans conducting drayage operations in Southern California.
As a part of the nation’s busiest port advanced, Electrify America will present tailor-made charging options for a fleet of electrical vans together with class 8 Volvo Vans and Kenworth battery electrical vans. The 30 fleet-dedicated chargers will present the quickest charging speeds out there at present—150kW (Extremely-Quick) and 350kW (Hyper-Quick)—to assist 4 Gen Logistics’ pledge to have a zero-emission fleet by 2025.
Onsite, behind-the-meter battery power storage programs (BESS) can be put in on the Port of Lengthy Seaside to facilitate the fleet-dedicated charging infrastructure. The battery power storage programs retailer energy when electrical energy prices are low and complement energy throughout excessive factors of consumption, minimizing influence on {the electrical} grid and mitigating demand surges.
Electrify America’s “Inexperienced Metropolis” program serving Lengthy Seaside and the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles is a part of the corporate’s broader plan to take a position $200 million in California Zero Emission Automobile (ZEV) infrastructure and education schemes within the state over 30 months.
Electrify America will additional develop these “Inexperienced Metropolis” investments, and the collaboration with 4 Gen Logistics, with 14 whole Extremely-Quick and Hyper-Quick electrical fleet chargers with onsite battery power storage programs in Rialto, California. The Rialto charging station will serve drayage vans that journey to and from the Ports Advanced and is anticipated to open subsequent 12 months.
