Charge 32 Electric Trucks Simultaneously? Schneider Found a Way

Source: Heavy Duty Trucking

Schneider is currently running 32 Freightliner eCascadia’s at its South El Monte, California, intermodal facility. But expects to have 92 trucks operating by September.
Photo: NACFE

The ability to charge 32 battery-electric Class 8 trucks simultaneously is a highlight of Schneider’s South El Monte, California, transition to battery-electric trucks.

Information about the dual-cord chargers is part of the first North American Council for Freight Efficiency profile of fleets leading the way in converting to battery-electric trucks. 

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Funding Partners

JETSI is jointly financed by California Air Resources Board and California Energy Commission ($26.98 million), MSRC ($8 million), and South Coast AQMD ($5.4 million), with an additional $21.7 million from Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles, Southern California Edison, NFI, and Schneider. JETSI is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment, particularly in disadvantaged communities.