Greenlane, a joint venture established between Daimler Trucks North America, NextEra Energy Resources, and BlackRock, held a groundbreaking ceremony earlier this week at its Colton, California charging site for its first commercial EV charging corridor.
Located primarily along Interstate 15, the corridor will run from Los Angeles to Las Vegas and, upon completion, will include more than 60 chargers specifically for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs).
In addition to the corridor's groundbreaking ceremony, Greenlane announced a newly secured $15 million grant from the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). The grant will enable Greenlane to accelerate development of its Colton site in order to accommodate EV commercial charging. Site upgrades will include charging infrastructure build-out and general site expansion. The Colton charging site is expected to open by the end of this year.
“The establishment of this flagship charging site in Colton is a testament to the power of collaboration and shared vision,” said John O’Leary, president and CEO of Daimler Truck North America. “We are confident that this project will help to accelerate widespread adoption of zero-emission vehicles and drive the future of sustainable transportation by addressing the urgent need for a publicly available, nationwide electric charging infrastructure.”
Greenlane's expansion plans go beyond this latest charging site and corridor. Along with its partners, it's developing a nationwide network of commercial charging that will begin with light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles. Passenger and light-duty EVs will be able to make use of the network as well.
A rendering of what a Greenlane charging site will look like upon completion.Greenlane
“The Colton charging site represents a major step forward in reducing emissions along several transportation corridors, while also benefiting the region economically in the long term,” said Greenlane CEO Patrick Macdonald-King. “We are grateful to all of our partners and local leaders in the community for making this vision become reality.”
Greenlane also confirmed plans to offer commercial vehicle hydrogen refueling in the "near future."
