The Port of Los Angeles has opened a request for proposals under its Zero-Emission Truck Purchasing Incentive Project, offering funding for the purchase of at least 10 battery-electric, Class 8 drayage trucks.
The scheme is open to all Licensed Motor Carriers (LMCs) currently registered in the Port Drayage Truck Registry. Successful applicants can receive up to $300,000 per battery-electric truck, with a maximum award of $24 million per LMC.
Total funding available stands at $75 million, comprising $50 million from the U.S. EPA Clean Ports Program grant award and $25 million from the Port’s Clean Truck Fund Rate.
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The initiative forms part of a wider push under the U.S. EPA Clean Ports Program, through which the Port of Los Angeles and the Harbor Community Benefit Foundation, working alongside marine terminal operators APM Terminals, Everport Terminal Services, Fenix Marine Services, TraPac, Inc. and Yusen Terminals LLC, will allocate more than $600 million in grant and matched funding.
The funding is intended to support the port’s goal of transitioning to 100 per cent zero-emission terminal operations, while also supporting high-quality jobs and public engagement in the surrounding community.
For more information:
Port of Los Angeles – https://portoflosangeles.org/
