As record diesel prices drive demand for large electric trucks, demand for commercial truck charging is also increasing. To meet that demand, EV Realty announced a new site in the Inland Empire for its upcoming electric semi-truck charging center.
With companies like BYD and Volvo about to launch their third-generation electric trucks and the Tesla Semi reportedly in production after nearly a decade of waiting, it seems that American fleets are starting to understand what the rest of the world has already discovered: predictable fuel costs mean predictable operating budgets, and predictable budgets mean less volatile consumer prices and a happier, less guillotined population. To that end, fleets are purchasing electric vehicles in record numbers, much to the dismay of that News Corp/Fox-owned newspaper, the wall street newspaperthat they are so desperate to spread that narrative that they have published essentially the same article under different bylines multiple times. (ha ha ha)
Keeping those fleets fueled electric will be the challenge now, and several companies are stepping up their efforts with commercial charging centers designed with large turning areas, easy highway access, and trailer-friendly driveway designs built specifically to meet the needs of big truck drivers.
The latest new site, acquired this week by EV Realty, is located at 2151 E. Philadelphia Street in what the company calls “the largest and most concentrated warehousing submarket on the West Coast,” making it an ideal site to serve local freight and logistics operations.
The property has excellent access to east-west SR-60 and north-south I-15 and is well positioned to provide cargo to fleets serving the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, as well as intermodal facilities in Los Angeles and San Bernardino, and is located just three miles from Ontario International Airport, one of the top 10 cargo airports in the country and home to major air cargo operations for companies such as UPS and FedEx.
Location, location, location
“Ontario sits at the convergence of the country’s largest container gateway and the densest cluster of warehouses in North America. This part of Southern California is among the largest freight hubs in the world and is the epicenter of truck electrification for this country,” said EV Realty CEO Patrick Sullivan. “When this site comes online, EV Realty will have 27 MW of simultaneous truck charging capacity between the ports and the Inland Empire. This is how we start to see real scale: finding power in the right locations and building infrastructure to meet growing demand.”
Overall grid capacity in Southern California is severely limited in many areas, a fact that EV Realty believes underscores the value of this high-capacity site to fleet operators needing power in the region.
The company expects construction on the site to begin early next year and the chargers to be operational before 2028.
SOURCE | IMAGES: EV Real Estate.
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