$75.6 Million in Federal Grants are Awarded to Expand West Coast Electric Truck Charging Corridor

Jan. 24, 2024
The grants are awarded to the partnership of the APCD, the city of Blythe, and WattEV

The U.S. Federal Highway Administratiuon (FHWA) has awarded $75.6 million to build three additional commercial electric truck charging depots in Calif.

Funding to build these new charging depots will go to the San Joaquin Valley Aire Pollution Control District (APCD), the city of Blythe, and WattEV.

Its first CFI grant of $56 million was the largest FHWA award among 10 granted to California projects. The funding will be used to develop two state-of-the art truck charging sites in Taft and Gustine, Calif., to support zero-emissions along the I-5 freight corridor which connects the nation's agricultural region to major ports.

At full capacity, both the Taft and Gustine sites will enable charging for more than 46,000 trucks annually with a total of 175 CCS chargers, and more than 38,000 trucks annually with a total of 17 MCS chargers. The two sites will incorporate a combined 63 acres of solar panels and integrate 5.5 MWh of battery electric storage systems.

The second CFI grant of $19.6 million, awarded to Blythe and WattEV as project partners, is earmarked for the establishment of a publicly accessible, multi-class electric vehicle charging facility on a 127-acre parcel of land in Riverside County, Calif., near Arizona.

According to a press release, at full capacity, the Blythe station will enable charging for more than 46,000 trucks annually with 30 CCS chargers, and more than 38,000 trucks annually with six MCS chargers. The site will also feature 5.2 MW of renewable energy capacity from an onsite photovoltaic field and a 2.75 MW battery energy storage system. 

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Source: WattEV

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