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WattEV awarded $40.5M to build truck charging depots

WattEV secured two grants to expand its network of electric truck stops into Northern California and Oregon.

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WattEV HD sets grand opening for charging depot

The WattEV charging depot features 5MW of initial capacity for concurrent charging of 26 trucks from its 360KW chargers.

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WattEV Long Beach HD truck charging depot goes public

On opening, WattEV’s charging plaza will feature 26 charging bays providing power at up to 360 kilowatts.

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WattEV to build electric-truck charging station at Port of Long Beach

WattEV and the Port of Long Beach have announced plans for WattEV to build a charging plaza for heavy-duty electric trucks inside the port complex.  Salim Youssefzadeh, chief executive officer of WattEV– alongside Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero – announced the project during the annual Advanced Clean Transportation Expo industry conference at the

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WattEV orders 50 Volvo VNR Electric Trucks for truck-as-a-service startup

Volvo Trucks North America’s customer WattEV has ordered 50 Class 8 Volvo VNR Electric trucks to launch its Truck-as-a-Service (TaaS) model in California. WattEV’s TaaS model provides shippers and carriers access to battery-electric trucks at a per-mile rate, including charging, that is on par with the total cost of operating diesel trucks, the company says.

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WattEV installing California’s first solar-powered ‘electric truck stop’

WattEV also says it plans to run its own fleet of 30 heavy-duty electric trucks by the end of 2022.

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