8 Fleets Selected to Participate in
Run on Less – Electric DEPOT
The transition to electric vehicles is about charging, infrastructure, grid capacity, resilience, etc
| This fall, 8 fleet depots will take part in North American Council for Freight Efficiency’s (NACFE) and RMI’s Run on Less – Electric DEPOT (RoL-E DEPOT), which is focusing on the scaling of electric trucks across a variety of market segments. “We are excited to have these fleets in RoL-E DEPOT and look forward to sharing information on charging infrastructure, engagement with utilities, total cost of ownership management, truck performance, driver and technician training, charge management, and more to help the entire industry move to a cleaner freight future,” says Mike Roeth, NACFE’s executive director. The following fleets are helping NACFE and its partner RMI showcase what it takes to move from one or two electric vehicles to 15 or more. The transition to electric vehicles is about much more than just the trucks themselves. It is about charging, infrastructure, grid capacity, resilience, etc. RoL-E DEPOT will allow NACFE to share best practices for scaling electric trucks at depots. Frito-Lay in Queens, NY OKProduce in Fresno, CA Penske in Ontario, CA Pepsi Beverages in Sacramento, CA Performance Team Logistics in Commerce, CA Schneider in South El Monte, CA UPS in Compton, CA WattEV in Long Beach, CA |
| “As you undoubtedly noticed, the majority of fleets in RoL-E DEPOT are located in California. Our goal with this event was to showcase fleets that are now deploying 15 or more trucks and we had hoped to have a wider geographic representation,” says Dave Schaller, NACFE’s director of industry engagement. “The reality is that at this point the majority of fleets with 15 or more electric trucks are in California, but, we believe they are a good representation of the benefits and challenges of deploying electric vehicles at scale.” The three-week event will start on September 11, 2023, and will feature metrics and real-world stories on runonless.com. Added to this year’s Run will be some stories on emerging depots. “In our vetting of the fleet depots for this Run, we came across fleets that are on the cusp of scaling up the number of electric vehicles in their operation.While they did not meet the criteria for this year’s Run, we still believe there are valuable lessons they can teach us,” Roeth says. Executive sponsor PepsiCo joins title sponsors Cummins and Shell, with others sponsoring individual elements of the Run as well. |
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