The "FM Harbor" facility will support high-speed charging for
hundreds of drayage trucks daily, supporting California's transition to zero-emission
transportation.
LONG BEACH, Calif.,
May 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Forum
Mobility, a leading heavy-duty truck charging infrastructure
provider, celebrated the groundbreaking of its new "FM Harbor"
charging depot in the Port of Long
Beach during an event on Wednesday. The facility will serve
over 200 electric drayage trucks per day with high-speed charging
infrastructure once complete by the end of 2024, supporting
California's transition to
zero-emission transportation. Speakers at the event included
participants from the City of Long
Beach, the Port of Long
Beach, the California Air Resources Board, Amazon, Talon
Logistics, Redefined Transportation, and Harbor Trucking
Association.
The FM Harbor facility is part of a larger Forum Mobility
network of heavy-duty truck charging depots strategically located
in ports and on routes to common freight destinations. Each depot
includes on-site security, charging, and driver parking to deliver
a plug-in-play experience for truckers switching to electric.
"Forum is building dedicated infrastructure for heavy-duty
trucks to transition from diesel to electricity. With the support
of the Port of Long Beach, the FM
Harbor depot will provide drayage truckers a turn-key solution for
zero-emission freight. At Forum Mobility facilities like this one,
fleets can make the transition simply and without using their own
capital," said Matt LeDucq, CEO and
co-founder of Forum Mobility.
Forum Mobility offers monthly subscription options for truck
operators that include charging, or charging plus a truck together
in one package. Amazon Global Mile, Talon Logistics, Ocean Network
Express (North America) /
Boxlinks, and Redefined Transportation have already secured
reservations from Forum Mobility to utilize the facility. Other
truck operators can also still join the network.
"Securing fully-staffed and dedicated charging inside the port
makes us pioneers in the space, which puts us ahead of the
competition," said Emmanuel
Carrillo, Talon Chief Executive Officer. "FM Harbor couldn't
be more convenient — 7,000 trucks a day go into the Port of
Long Beach, and our fleet will be
one of the few able to charge right next to the terminals. Forum's
turnkey charging solution allows me to focus on growing my business
and serving my customers."
Investors in the facility include Elemental Excelerator, a
nonprofit investor focused on scaling climate technology for deep
community impact. Elemental's investment and support covered
essential development costs, such as permitting and engineering
design in addition to coaching for effective community, policymaker
and other stakeholder engagement.
"We are proud to invest in projects like FM Harbor that result
in a healthier, cleaner and more affordable future. Forum's
heavy-duty electric charging depot will directly reduce emissions
in the surrounding community," said Danya
Hakeem, Elemental Excelerator Vice President of Portfolio.
"We are ready to scale projects like these nationwide."
California faces a particular
need for heavy-duty truck charging infrastructure to meet the
state's goal of a 100% zero-emission drayage fleet by 2035,
representing approximately 33,000 class 8 trucks. The California
Energy Commission estimates that to comply with the Advanced Clean
Fleet and other regulations, California will need 157,000 medium and
heavy-duty chargers by 2030.
The FM Harbor charging depot will offer 19 dual-port 360 kW
chargers and six 360 kW single-dispenser chargers, able to charge
44 trucks simultaneously and over 200 trucks per day. The facility
is expected to come online by the end of 2024. This charging depot
represents the type of replicable, scalable projects that stand to
deliver jobs and health benefits at ports around the country — at a
time when there is unprecedented federal funding and incentives to
convert diesel truck fleets.
"We are excited to celebrate this milestone with so many leaders
in the Port of Long Beach drayage
community," added LeDucq. "The Port of Long Beach has been an excellent partner in
prioritizing charging. And most importantly, we are pleased to
celebrate with so many of our customers, who are truly leading the
way forward on zero emission freight."
About Forum Mobility
Forum Mobility is a leading zero emission trucking solutions
provider. Forum builds and operates heavy duty electric truck
charging depots, and provides customers with charging – or a truck
plus charging together - to make the transition to zero emission
vehicles as easy as possible. Learn more
at forummobility.com.
About Elemental Excelerator
Elemental is a nonprofit
investor in climate technologies with deep community impact.
Elemental has a 14-year track record of investing in companies
scaling essential climate solutions that make neighborhoods and
homes cleaner, healthier, safer, and more affordable. Elemental,
which has successfully stewarded $180
million in government and philanthropic resources, de-risks
technologies for additional investment and centers social equity
and community impact in project deployment.
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