Meta Backs 25 Battery-Electric Class 8 Trucks on I-10 Between San Bernardino and Phoenix
The company that owns Facebook is paying to put 25 electric big rigs on Interstate 10. Meta and the all-electric trucking company Nevoya announced 25 battery-electric Class 8 trucks between San Bernardino, California, and Phoenix, Arizona, according to the companies' announcement, work that will need truck drivers behind the wheel.
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The plan
The trucks are expected to start in 2027 and cover about 4 million freight miles a year.
Meta is not shipping its own goods on them. Instead, it buys certificates tied to the electric freight miles and counts them against its emissions. The company says freight is part of the footprint of building its data centers, and I-10 is a key route for hauling data center construction materials, CCJ reports.
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Second deal
This is the second deal between the two companies. Nevoya already runs 63 electric trucks between Houston and Dallas. It says the chargers it builds on I-10 will be open to all freight operators.
Why it matters to truckers
New chargers on a busy desert corridor could matter to any carrier testing electric trucks, if they open to all operators as promised. The I-10 run between Southern California and Phoenix is also one of the hottest routes in the country in summer. Other electric truck programs include a Peterbilt contract for government fleets.
Quick facts
- Trucks: 25 battery-electric Class 8 trucks.
- Route: Interstate 10, San Bernardino, California, to Phoenix, Arizona.
- Start: expected in 2027.
- Miles: about 4 million freight miles a year.
- How Meta takes part: buying certificates tied to the electric freight miles.
- Nevoya today: 63 electric trucks between Houston and Dallas.
A question for readers
Truckers, would you drive an electric semi between Los Angeles and Phoenix if someone handed you the keys?
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