Charging Developer Terawatt Opens First Facility for Fleets
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Terawatt Infrastructure’s truck charging ambitions took a step forward with the opening of its first full-build light-duty fleet facility.
The company, which is in the process of building its first heavy-duty truck charging facility, opened the Inglewood, Calif., light-duty fleet site Oct. 9. The facility, located 3 miles from Los Angeles International Airport, comprises 29 direct-current fast charger berths.
“The opening of our first full-build EV fleet charging site marks a significant milestone as the industry navigates the transition to electrification,” CEO Neha Palmer said. “This site opening signals to the industry that the infrastructure and technology essential to accelerating this transition are here today.”
Construction of Terawatt’s first heavy-duty truck charging facility less than 15 miles north of the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles is currently underway. The Rancho Dominguez facility is scheduled to be ready in early 2025, according to the company.
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Rancho Dominguez is set to offer 20 pull-through and bobtail DC fast charging stalls, allowing up to 125 heavy-duty trucks per day to be charged.
Pilot testing of the Rancho Dominguez facility took place in late 2023. The pilots provide a similar experience to the full-build charging sites but on a smaller scale, Terawatt said, providing an opportunity for the developer to collect real-world data and fleets become more accustomed to the processes at an upcoming facility.
Terawatt’s planned Commerce, Calif., facility is currently undertaking pilot testing. Construction is set to begin in early 2025, a spokeswoman said.
In 2024, the Commerce heavy-duty truck facility will offer 400 kW of charging capacity or two chargers via pull-through stalls. Once full construction is complete, the site will have 20 charging stalls.
Terawatt is developing 15 sites across several states, including along the Interstate 10 corridor from the Port of Long Beach to El Paso, Texas.
Terawatt chargers. (Terawatt Infrastructure)
Six of the I-10 corridor facilities are set to be part of a pilot program for charging infrastructure between the nation’s busiest ports and the second-busiest border crossing.
Announced in September, the pilot program is backed by a coalition involving tech giant Microsoft, snacks behemoth PepsiCo and logistics heavyweights like Maersk.
PepsiCo ranks No. 2 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest private carriers in North America. PepsiCo operates 11,618 tractors in North America, according to TT data.
Maersk ranks No. 5 on the TT Top 50 list of the largest global freight carriers. Overall, Maersk operates more than 26 million square feet of warehousing space across North America.
