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Greenlane unveiled plans for a 280-mile electric truck charging corridor along Interstate 15 in California, with initial locations in Colton, Barstow and Baker, in an announcement last month.
Truck telematics data, frequent freight routes and a customer growth strategy led Greenlane to the I-15 corridor. Additional charging locations are expected to expand in San Pedro next year.
“The launch of this corridor not only marks a critical step in addressing the urgent need for publicly available, nationwide electric charging for commercial vehicles, but will also serve as a model for EV charging hubs of the future,” said CEO Greenlane, Patrick Macdonald-King. stated in the announcement.
As trucking industry insiders point to costly and sparse charging infrastructure as a major barrier to further EV truck adoption, Greenlane is working to build one.
The consortium of Daimler Truck North America, NextEra Energy Resources and BlackRock plans to build such corridors across the country. The I-15 corridor announcement followed the federal Joint Energy and Transportation Office’s release of a plan to guide the development of truck charging and hydrogen fueling infrastructure through 2040.
The initial charging stations, spaced approximately 60 to 90 miles apart, are designed to maximize uptime for day cab drivers by allowing for shorter charging periods at each stop “and ultimately allowing customers to move freight confidently without any restrictions,” Macdonald-King said.
The Colton site will also be future-proofed to host the Megawatt charging system when it becomes commercially available, among the later phases of the project to support long-term charging and overnight tractor-trailer charging.
Greenlane plans to break ground this spring on the Colton flagship and open later this year.
The charging sites will also serve passenger EVs and light trucks, and are designed to refuel hydrogen-powered trucks in the coming years.