Transcontinental Interstate 10 between Los Angeles and El Paso, Texas, will join the I-10 Consortium, a heavy-duty, zero-emission freight corridor outfitted with six high-speed charging sites, spaced about every 150 miles.
“Each center will feature dozens of direct current — DC — fast chargers, pull-through charging stalls, and on-site driver amenities,” Emilia Sibley, Terawatt Infrastructure’s general manager for heavy-duty charging, said via email. The company is developing the sites in California, Arizona and New Mexico, with completion planned for 2027.
The network’s first site went live in mid-April in Rancho Dominguez, Calif., 12 miles north of the Port of Long Beach. It includes 20 charging stalls and can supply seven megawatts of electricity, enough power to charge about 125 trucks per day. (One megawatt equals 1,000 kilowatts, which can support about 800 homes.)
The project is being coordinated by the Smart Freight Centre, an international nonprofit with a mission to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the freight sector. The Centre has some 200 logistics member companies, with a goal of developing programs and policies to keep them on a trajectory of reducing emissions.
“Our aim is to mobilize the global logistics ecosystem, and one way we do this is to facilitate solution pathways and catalyze collaboration to share knowledge and act together,” Meena Bibra, the Centre’s fleet electrification program manager, said via email.
The I-10 corridor project sits within what is known as the Smart Freight Centre’s Fleet Electrification Coalition, which helps shippers and fleet owners accelerate the adoption of electric trucks by aggregating market demand. The aim is to channel shipper demand toward collaborative projects and partnerships, Bibra said.
Other truck-charging projects are moving forward in Southern California. Greenlane recently opened its heavy-duty truck charging facility in Colton, near San Bernardino in the Inland Empire.
The site, at the intersection of interstates 215 and 10, features 40 chargers along with amenities like a relaxation lounge for drivers. Much like the I-10 Consortium project, Greenlane plans to expand, with more sites located about every 60 to 90 miles. The company, which is a joint venture between Daimler Truck North America and NextEra Energy Resources, has partnered with Nevoya, an operator of electric fleet trucking.
“By ensuring truckers have access to reliable, high-speed charging when and where they need it, our team is helping electrify the backbone of American commerce,” Patrick Macdonald-King, Greenlane CEO, said in a statement. The project was funded, in part, with a $15 million grant from the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
