The Port of Long Beach has announced that its newest heavy-duty vehicle charging depot is fully operational, allowing Class 8 zero-emissions trucks to charge using clean electricity.
The new facility, operated by 4 Gen Logistics LLC, has 30 additional hyper-fast chargers capable of speeds of 350 kilowatts (kW), allowing the firm to swiftly repower its increasing fleet of 79 ZE vehicles.
In the near future, 4 Gen plans to open the charging station to all battery-electric heavy rigs operating in the San Pedro Bay port complex.
Long Beach Harbor Commission President, Bonnie Lowenthal, said: “With each project, we move closer to becoming a zero-emissions port.
“Under the Green Port Policy and the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan, this port and our industry partners are ensuring our economic and environmental sustainability for generations to come.”
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According to Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero, the facility is the largest charging depot ever built in a North American port.
“The infrastructure that supplies the clean energy zero-emissions trucks need to keep cargo moving has always been as much of a priority as the trucks themselves,” Cordero said.
“We’re proud to work with companies like 4-Gen, WattEV and Forum Mobility to lead the way for greener trade and transportation operations at home and abroad.”
In mid-October, port officials and 4 Gen executives held a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the opening of the Long Beach facility.
The event also marked the end of the first phase of 4 Gen’s bigger project, which included a charging station in Rialto that went live in August.
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The Rialto facility, which is also a cooperative initiative with Electrify America, has 14 hyper-fast chargers capable of 350 kW.
The second and final phase of the project includes 30 more charging units at the Long Beach facility and 16 more at the Rialto location.
The charging depots are placed to promote sustainable transportation along a major commodities movement route between the San Pedro Bay ports and the Inland Empire.
