WattEV opens seventh electric truck charging depot
WattEV describes its new Fresno depot as a “key link between the ports of Oakland, Stockton and inland freight hubs in the northern San Joaquin Valley”. The depot itself features seven MCS megawatt chargers as well as 15 single-cord 240kW CCS chargers, and is being supported by Pacific Gas & Electric’s ‘Flex Connect’ energy resource management system. Located on the Highway 99 corridor, it will form part of a larger network for electric and ‘zero-emission’ freight between the Central Valley and the Port of Oakland.
The company says it will break ground this summer on an additional solar-powered charging depot near Sacramento International Airport, before opening ‘zero-emission truck transport lanes’ between the Bay Area, Sacramento, the Central Valley, Nevada and beyond.
According to the company, a number of fleets operating at the port have begun leasing Tesla Semi trucks from WattEV’s “growing fleet”, and have access not only to the new Fresno site but six other charging depots at the Port of Long Beach, Bakersfield, San Bernardino, Gardena, Vernon and Oxnard.
“This project is a milestone for us. Northern California is now poised to benefit from the expansion of electrified freight hauling we’ve helped build up in Southern California,” said Salim Youssefzadeh, CEO and co-founder of WattEV.
He added: “We’re excited about moving zero-emission freight through Fresno, which is within easy reach of both the Port of Oakland and our solar-powered Bakersfield depot, which is the gateway to our Southern California network,” Youssefzadeh said.
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