The California Energy Commission estimates the state will need 157,000 medium and heavy-duty chargers by 2030 to support trucks — including 30,000 drayage rigs that ferry cargo from ports.
by 2030 to support a range of trucks — including some 30,000 drayage rigs that ferry cargo from ports. It has dedicated $1.7 billion to build those chargers and estimates there are 1,000 already in use by semis and buses., including electric semi trucks, than Europe and Asia. Drayage, or the transport of freight from an ocean port to a destination, is the sector best suited to begin closing that gap.
The nation's busiest port complex at Los Angeles and Long Beach has a smattering of heavy- and medium-duty chargers for truck drivers. Because port real estate is at a premium, most early drayage charging projects will be"behind the fence" on trucking company property, experts said.adoption lag in the United States, said Henrik Holland, global head of Prologis Mobility.
"A marriage between real estate and energy infrastructure" will be needed to accelerate the transition to electric-powered trucking, Prologis Mobility's Holland said.
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