Friday, November 19, 2010

Port of Long Beach moves ahead with zero-emission Vision

The Port of Long Beach announced it is contributing $425,000 to a zero-emissions vehicle project with Vision Motor Corporation of El Segundo, Calif. to develop and demonstrate a hydrogen fuel cell/plug-in electric truck along with a hydrogen fuel cell/plug-in electric zero-emission terminal tractor.

The zero-emission vehicles will be produced jointly by Vision and Capacity of Texas.

The zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles will be tested to evaluate their suitability for drayage and terminal operations.

The Port of Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners is planning to consider cost-sharing this demonstration project in the amount of $212,500 at an upcoming board meeting.

The hybrid trucks will be put into service and evaluated by Cal Cartage and TTSI, two trucking companies that operate at the Port of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles.

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