Toyota and Kenworth unveiled the jointly developed fuel cell electric heavy-duty truck, the result of a collaboration with the California Air Resources Board and the Port of Los Angeles, at press event held at the LA Ports in an effort to highlight Earth Day on April 22, 2019.

The FCET zero-emission truck expands on the capabilities of Toyota’s first two Project Portal Proof of Concept truck with improved capability, packaging and performance. The new truck features a range of more than 300 miles per fill. It is expected to begin drayage operations in the fourth quarter of this year.

Toyota and Kenworth plan to deploy 10 of the FCET trucks as part of the Zero-and-Near-Zero-Emission Freight Facilities Project (ZANZEFF), hauling cargo received at the twin Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, throughout the L.A. Basin. The trucks will be operated by Toyota Logistics Services, UPS, Total Transportation Services and Southern Counties Express.

CARB has awarded $41 million to the Port of Los Angeles for the ZANZEFF project as part of California Climate Investments, a California initiative that uses cap-and-trade dollars to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, strengthen the economy and improve public health and the environment.

Headed by the Port of Los Angeles, the project is part of a “Shore-to-Store” plan and provides a hydrogen fuel cell electric technology framework for freight facilities to structure operations for future goods movement. The initiative is aimed at reducing emissions by over 500 tons of greenhouse gas and 0.72 weighted tons of NOx, ROG and PM10.

The Port of Los Angeles will develop the project in several phases, encompassing initiatives in Southern California, the Central Coast Area, and Merced County. The initial phase is designed to kick-start the leap to a new class of goods movement vehicles, while reducing emissions in designated disadvantaged communities.

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