Electric heavy-duty trucks will be able to run from Baja to Canada, West Coast leaders pledge

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Set us as preferred It’s one of the busiest freight corridors in the United States, and it’s getting cleaner.In the latest in the global effort to clean up heavy-duty freight, representatives from three countries gathered Wednesday at the Port of Long Beach to launch the British Columbia to Baja California Zero Emissions Vehicle corridor, or BC2BC, which, when complete, will make it possible for electric trucks to drive the length of the West Coast along Interstate 5.

The 1,381-mile corridor averages nearly 10,000 trucks each day — and sometimes as many as 35,000 — making it a backbone of North American freight movement for huge volumes of agricultural products, lumber, consumer goods and other cargo.About 550 miles of the I-5 corridor pass through urban areas such as Los Angeles.

Officials from California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Baja California have now agreed to develop shared policies, investments and technical standards for the route.That includes set intervals between charging stations, similar siting of charging infrastructure and standards for installed chargers, among items outlined in a shared statement of principles.

Many chargers exist along the route already.Officials said the commitment will help fill in the gaps, and they aim to see Class 8 heavy-duty electric trucks driving the entire route as soon as 2030.

“Today marks the beginning of something extraordinary — a tri-national, five-state partnership to deploy charging infrastructure along Interstate 5,” said California Transportation Secretary Toks Omishakin.“This initiative will help create a more seamless, reliable zero-emission freight corridor than ever before.” Climate & Environment Toyota and Chinese automakers are seeing intense demand while other companies rush to add more hybrids to their lineups.Heavy-duty ...