WattEV has a message for the skeptics: heavy-duty Class 8 battery-electric trucking is not only possible—it's already happening.
The California-based Trucking-as-a-Service (TaaS) company recently announced that, over the past two months, its busiest charging depot in San Bernardino has delivered nearly 700,000 kWh of energy per month—enough to power its electric trucks for a combined 34,000 miles each day.
Located next to I-215, WattEV's San Bernardino depot features 12 dual-cord 360 kW chargers, supporting 24 trucks at once. It's now expanding with 36 additional charging cords, including six high-power Megawatt chargers at 1.2 MW.
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"San Bernardino is a crucial site in our growing network," said Salim Youssefzadeh, WattEV's CEO. "In the almost year-and-a-half this station has been open, we've seen growth in utilization as the freight corridors from the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles to the Inland Empire move to electrified goods movement."
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Last summer, we reported about WattEV's plans to build three additional charging depots in Calif., located in Otay Mesa, Baker, and the Port of Long Beach. Together, they will deploy another 29 Megawatt Charging System (MCS) units. The power generated will be enough to support around 100,000 charging sessions per year.
Strategically located near major freight corridors, these sites are being designed to enable sub-30-minute charging—a vital step toward making Class 8 battery-electric truck refueling more comparable to diesel of all types.
Backed by over $24 million in state grants, the company now delivers more than 200,000 zero-emission freight miles each month through its five active charging depots. Its long-term goals are impressive: the deployment of 12,000 electric heavy-duty trucks in California by 2030 and operate 100 depots by 2035.
