Ports are the perfect place for electric trucks to scale, but getting drivers on board could be a long haul. Presented by SchneiderElec
Ground zero for converting the millions of diesel big rigs on US roads to electric isn't the highways; it's the ports.
"Given these large retailers' goals for net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions, that light bulb just went off, and I was like, 'This is where these trucks are going to end up,'" Adler told Insider.Ports are an ideal place to employ electric trucks at scale because the job of a port trucker matches the capability and limitations of an electric truck.
The Port of Long Beach has pledged to convert to all-electric trucks by 2035; Cordero thinks it will meet this goal ahead of schedule, he said. Cordero said the Port of Long Beach, combined with the neighboring Port of Los Angeles, would raise $90 million a year in fees. The conversion will also have to be at least in part government-funded, Cordero said. How the fund will be allocated or released has not yet been explained.earlier stages of the long journey
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