The Port of Oakland adds 10 electric Peterbilt trucks and several charging stations in an effort to reduce pollutants.
The Port of Oakland announced it has added 10 new electric trucks as part of a multi-million-dollar demonstration project aimed at reducing pollutants generated by its seaport operations.
The new fleet of Peterbilt “battery electric” trucks cost $5.1 million and were purchased using a grant from the California Air Resources Board, according to port officials.
As part of the project, the port also spent $1.7 million to install 10 charging stations at Shippers Transport Express, a port-based trucking operation.
Port of Oakland Maritime Director Bryan Brandes said:
“Getting these cleaner-running and quieter trucks into service is a major step in testing the feasibility of battery electric trucks moving containers.”
During the roughly three-month project, port officials will collect emissions reduction data and monitor the trucks to determine how effectively they run while hauling fully-loaded containers.
The data, along with information from other emissions reduction projects, will be shared with other U.S. and foreign ports.
Last modified July 19, 2021 11:34 am
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