Kenworth and Peterbilt parent company Paccar’s zero-emission trucks continue to go to work with at least 20 new trucks heading to California ports and two heading to Alaska.
Paccar announced this week that Kenworth is delivering 10 hydrogen fuel cell Kenworth T680 trucks to several customers for field testing in the Port of Los Angeles.
The Port of Oakland says 10 battery-electric Peterbilt drayage trucks will be heading to the port early next year to Shippers Transport Express.
While California has typically played host to the nascent zero-emission truck segment, Alaska announced this week that it too is joining the growing push towards zero-emission commercial vehicles.
Anchorage, Alaska, made EV history by purchasing the state’s first commercial electric trash truck. Plans are in place for the city’s Solid Waste Services department to receive a Peterbilt 520EV refuse truck along with a Peterbilt 220EV box truck next year. The purchases were made possible through a $698,659 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. SWS contributed $600,000 towards the purchase of the trucks while the Alaska Energy Authority chipped in $25,000 for the charger.
Anchorage will be using a unique charger from Canada-based eCamion that incorporates a large battery.
