HUGE AMOUNT OF CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED
If the most populous state in the US can overcome the many roadblocks and implement its plans successfully, it will be a major development for trucking in the country, said observers.
Some electric vehicle-charging businesses are looking to cash in on the plans to electrify truck fleets in the state.
Electric truck charging infrastructure developer WattEV, for instance, is opening electric-truck charging stations across the state, and has plans to build more throughout the country.
The initiative, partly funded by federal grants, comes as a result of California’s planned mandates for diesel truck emissions.
WattEV CEO and co-founder Salim Youssefzadeh said: “As we build more and more depots, as we get faster charging technology, then we can start expanding beyond the short- and middle-mile and going towards long-haul freight as well.”
