Volvo constructing electric charging stations from San Francisco to Los Angeles for trucks

Electric VehiclesHigh Tech / High Touch
Written By Jennifer Joslyn

🔋 Volvo Trucks has announced its plans to construct a charging corridor for medium and heavy-duty trucks in California to be finished by late 2023.

With the project underway, the president of Volvo Trucks North America, Peter Voorhoeve, has goals of inspiring longer trucking routes in the state. The corridor will consist of five new stations between Dixon and La Mirada - creating a passage between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Many fleets looking to go all-electric are concerned about the infrastructure needed to keep their vehicles in operation, and this project is meant to offset those costs for Volvo owners.

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