Voltera Secures $9.6M Federal Grant to Electrify Major US Ports: Savannah, Los Angeles and Long Beach
2024年4月26日 - 9:00PM
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The grant from the Federal Highway
Administration will be used to develop zero-emission vehicle
charging infrastructure for heavy-duty electric trucks at Voltera’s
sites near Savannah, GA and in Wilmington, CA
Voltera, a leading developer, owner, and operator of charging
infrastructure for zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) fleets, today
announced that its owned sites near the ports of Savannah in
Georgia, and Los Angeles and Long Beach in California were selected
to receive $9.6M in federal funding from the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) through the U.S. Department of
Transportation’s Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities
(RTEPF) program. Voltera’s Savannah project will receive $7.8M from
FHWA funding. Its site in Wilmington, California will receive $1.8M
from the FHWA.
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Electric drayage trucks charging at one
of Voltera’s port charging stations (Photo: Business Wire)
This grant supports Voltera’s vision to electrify America’s
ports. Each site is being built from the ground up and EV charging
will be offered to customers via multiple contracting models.
Voltera’s port projects will help accelerate the transition to
zero-emission freight operations by supporting the electrification
and decarbonization of key logistics hubs, as designated through
the recently released U.S. Zero-Emission Freight Corridor
Strategy.
“The assistance from the administration and state and local
government agencies has been critically helpful,” said Matt Horton,
CEO of Voltera. “Having a roadmap in terms of how to roll out
freight corridors allows us to catalyze a lot of investment from
the private sector to complement the incentives that the government
has provided.”
Voltera’s Savannah site will enable efficient, resilient, and
sustainable drayage operations at the Port of Savannah. Developed
in partnership with Georgia Power, the site will deliver up to 23
megawatts (MW) of charging capacity and feature more than 120
charging stalls to accommodate Class 8 electric drayage trucks
servicing the Port of Savannah. Voltera estimates a reduction of up
to 37,000 metric tons of emissions per year via this site at high
utilization.
Voltera’s charging site in Wilmington, California is adjacent to
critical connection routes to the Port of Los Angeles and Port of
Long Beach. The Wilmington site will feature 20 charging stalls for
Class 8 electric trucks and deliver up to 4 MW of charging
capacity. Voltera estimates a reduction of up to 6,300 metric tons
of emissions per year via this site. This site has also received
funding from the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
“This is great news for Wilmington and our port communities,”
said Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44). “We struggle with
unhealthy air and negative public health impacts from port
pollution, much of it from the thousands of diesel burning trucks
that bring goods to and from the Port of Los Angeles every day. Our
communities will benefit directly from the Jobs and Infrastructure
Law through this federal investment in electric truck charging. We
will be able to reduce emissions at our port, create good paying
jobs, and improve our communities’ public health.”
“Our Harbor Area communities, especially Wilmington and San
Pedro, have long suffered from poor air quality due to their
proximity to the port complex of LA and Long Beach, especially from
idling truck engines as they travel through our neighborhoods,”
said Los Angeles City Councilmember Tim McOsker (CD-15). “With this
funding from the Biden Administration, it will give us a real
opportunity to work with private sector companies like Voltera
Power to reach our goal of cleaning the air for these surrounding
port communities. Funding such as this makes clear that from the
federal government in Washington D.C. to local government at City
Hall that protecting our communities from the environmental
injustices caused by an industrial port complex should be a
priority for us all.”
With 21 charging projects in development or operation
nationwide, Voltera is creating considerable momentum for the
adoption of ZEV fleets at scale and demonstrating the value of its
proactive approach to site acquisition and development. Earlier
this year, Voltera announced that it has invested approximately
$150M of private investment in ZEV infrastructure real estate and
is developing over 115 MW of charging capacity for ZEV fleets.
About Voltera
Voltera develops, owns, and operates strategically located,
fit-for-purpose refueling facilities to enable ZEV deployment and
operation at scale. With equity backing from EQT and plans to
invest several billion, alongside a team with deep experience
deploying charging assets, proven critical infrastructure
expertise, and key strategic partners, Voltera is uniquely
positioned to help solve the EV infrastructure challenge and scale
zero-emission transportation. For more information, visit
volterapower.com.
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