The JETSI project is a landmark initiative that will deploy 100 Class 8 battery-electric trucks (BETs) across Southern California to demonstrate strategies to successfully scale market penetration of zero emission technologies.
The JETSI project was honored with a California Air Quality Award by the Coalition for Clean Air at the annual awards ceremony hosted on June 14, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. This prestigious award recognizes the project’s significant contribution to reducing emissions in Southern California’s commercial transportation sector.
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Los Angeles Daily News | In February, an event showcased a trucking company’s Ontario-based fleet of electric-powered drayage trucks, funded in part by a state government and pollution-fighting public agencies. NFI’s trucks are expected to offset 4,400 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions every year.
Canary Media | As California’s utilities struggle to meet fast-growing demand for charging capacity to support the state’s aggressive clean-trucks mandates, pressure is growing to find solutions. State regulators are working on policies to speed up grid buildouts, but the trucking and charging industries fear that this regulatory push won’t move quickly enough to meet their short-term needs.
Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE: SNDR), a premier multimodal provider of transportation, intermodal and logistics services, is marking another significant milestone as its battery electric vehicle (BEV) fleet has surpassed six million zero emission miles, highlighting its commitment to reducing carbon emissions and advancing cleaner transportation.
Environmental Defense Fund | The warehouse ISR has significantly boosted zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) deployments in the District, surpassing the results of California’s HVIP program in its first three years. Data indicates that warehouse operators are successfully complying with the rule, earning surplus points, thanks to a combination of state and federal incentives and the competitive total cost of ownership of ZEVs. For example, NFI, a major logistics and warehouse operator, is meeting WAIRE compliance by purchasing electric Class 8 trucks and terminal tractors through the Joint Electric Truck Scaling Initiative.
JETSI project partners are collaborating to help the freight logistics industry move beyond small pilot projects for Class 8 BETs and demonstrate how they can be deployed successfully at scale.
JETSI is jointly financed by California Air Resources Board and California Energy Commission ($26.98 million), MSRC ($8 million), and South Coast AQMD ($5.4 million), with an additional $21.7 million from Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles, Southern California Edison, NFI, and Schneider. JETSI is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment, particularly in disadvantaged communities.
