TravelCenters of America to build public truck charging stations
Published on: Aug 19, 2024
The first site is expected to go live in early 2025 and is set to feature four 400kW chargers.
TravelCenters of America broke ground on one of the US’ first publicly accessible medium-and heavy-duty truck charging stations at its Ontario, California travel center.
The charging station, a pilot project in collaboration with the California Energy Commission, supports delivery of bp’s convenience and electric vehicle (EV) charging strategy. The location will have four 400kW chargers and is set to go live in early 2025, with an additional one MW charger to be operational by 2026.
This location will provide DC ultra-fast charging for up to five trucks simultaneously.
“This truck charging station is strategically located at the intersection of two of the nation’s busiest highway interstates and is a prime location to serve early-adopter electric truck fleet operators. We are proud to take a leading role in bringing this infrastructure to our fleet customers and other professional drivers,” said Debi Boffa, TravelCenters of America CEO.
The location will also act as an innovation site, allowing bp to test and demonstrate the effectiveness of new technologies. This includes deploying one of the first available megawatt charger systems, an integrated microgrid generating reliable, renewable power from 250 kilowatts of canopy-mounted solar panels, and a battery energy storage system for up to 1 megawatt hour of power.
This is just the beginning of TA’s journey to further enable MHD truck charging. Together with bp pulse, TA is planning to develop projects at other Southern California locations while also looking at developing other corridors in the US to support demand for EV truck charging.
