LA-based logistics firm Nevoya is doing its part to reduce air pollution on Texas’ highways by deploying fully forty (40) battery-electric semi trucks on their new Houston-Dallas commercial trucking route.
Texas’ highways are getting a significant Class 8 HDEV upgrade with the rollout of forty (of what appears to be) 116″ BBC Freightliner eCascadia day cab trucks, which feature optional battery packs with up to 438 kWh of capacity good for fully-loaded range of ~220 miles.
The task of keeping the big Freuightliners on the road with minimal downtime for charging is covered with a number of strategically-placed DC fast chargers from Greenlane.
Good-looking trucks
Image by Nevoya, via CCJ.
The purchase and deployment of the forty battery-powered electric semi trucks and their associated charging infrastructure is being supported by a pilot procurement program from the Washington, DC-based nonprofit Center for Green Market Activation (GMA) and Netherlands-based Smart Freight Centre.
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“Through a competitive procurement process and advance purchase commitments from leading corporations, we’ve proven a replicable model to get urgently needed zero-emission trucks on the road,” says GMA CEO, Kim Carnahan. “With contracts signed, we’re already planning for our next, even bigger procurement.”
Companies that participate in the trucking route through Nevoya will be eligible for verified zero-emission trucking (ZET) service attribute certificates through a number of multiyear carbon offtake agreements, a move that will help to both accelerate Nevoya’s expansion in the Lone Star State and help improve air quality along Texas’ busy Houston-Dallas highways.
How ZET certificates work
ZETc explainer; via CCJ.
This clever application of these agreements is what makes the Dallas-Houston run stand out, with GMA calling it, “the first large-scale application of book and claim to zero-emission trucking.” The company adds that this arrangement helps client companies overcome existing barriers to EV adoption while enabling Nevoya to deploy new trucks, “where they deliver the strongest commercial and operational value.”
Once on the road, Nevoya’s trucks are expected to travel up to 7 million miles annually, reducing an estimated 60,000 metric tonnes of CO2.
SOURCE | IMAGES: Commercial Carrier Journal, Dallas Innovates.
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