Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach invest $25M into charging infrastructure for trucks

Through a partnership with regional air quality agencies, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will invest $25 million into heavy duty truck charging that could see as many as 207 chargers deployed across eight sites.

“We’re investing with our Clean Truck Fund to get both zero-emission (ZE) trucks and infrastructure on the street as quickly as possible,” Gene Seroka, Port of Los Angeles Executive Director, said. “In addition to funding charging stations, we’re partnering with the state of California to offer vouchers of up to $250,000 toward the purchase of a ZE heavy-duty truck. Every day, we’re making progress toward our goal of a zero emission port.”

The projects’ way forward will be led by the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee, and will focus on sites in southern California, including Wilmington, Rancho Dominguez, Rialto, Fontana, Commerce and the Port of Long Beach. Beyond the $12.5 million both the Los Angeles Harbor Commission and Long Beach Harbor Commission approved for the plan, in all up to $135 million will go into the projects.

Contracting for the projects will be administered by the South Coast Air Quality Management District. Ultimately, the plan will push forward efforts to transition to a zero-emissions truck fleet by 2035.

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