Range Energy and South Coast Air Quality Management District to Build and Showcase Electric-Powered Trailers for Class 8 Commercial Fleets to Reduce Air Pollution
July 18 2024 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
The initiative is aimed to significantly curb
pollutants and improve air quality across the South Coast Air
Basin
Range Energy (Range), the company bringing powered trailers to
the commercial trucking market, today announced a partnership with
the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD),
the local air pollution control agency. The project will focus on
building and demonstrating electric-powered trailers for the Class
8 truck market and advancing emissions reduction technologies for
goods movement with commercial fleets.
Range’s electric-powered trailer system is expected to deliver
substantial fuel savings and reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG)
pollutants, in addition to demonstrating the efficiency and
decarbonization benefits of deploying electric-powered trailers.
Range’s trailer system can also extend the range of future
zero-emission vehicles when they scale in the market, proving to be
a future-proof investment for fleets.
As part of this project, Range will build a battery
electric-powered trailer equipped with standard interfaces that are
compatible with both diesel and electric tractors, eliminating the
need for costly retrofits. The project will undergo a comprehensive
one-month demonstration period, including real-time emissions
measurements to assess the environmental impact and performance of
the electric-powered hybrid trailers.
Key project objectives include:
- Vehicle build and commissioning: including the build of
a battery electric-powered trailer tailored for Class 8 diesel or
electric tractors.
- Vehicle deployment, demonstration, and evaluation:
including delivering the electric-powered trailers to end-users,
data collection through telematics systems, and a performance
evaluation in collaboration with the University of California,
Riverside College of Engineering - Center for Environmental
Research & Technology (UCR/CE-CERT).
- Vehicle maintenance and support: including the training
of operators and technicians in addition to the creation of
operation and maintenance manuals.
"Range was founded with a mission to make towing cleaner, safer,
and more efficient while advancing economic viability for fleets,"
said Ali Javidan, CEO and founder, Range Energy. "Electric-powered
trailers are critical for the industry to achieve cleaner air and
sustainable transportation solutions, and this partnership is an
important opportunity to demonstrate the near-term efficiency and
emissions reductions benefits in the South Coast region."
"Transportation associated with goods movement, such as trucks,
planes, and trains is responsible for the majority of air pollution
that impacts our communities in Southern California,” said Wayne
Nastri, Executive Officer, South Coast AQMD. “Projects like this
one are needed to provide near- and long-term solutions to reducing
emissions from the transportation sector.”
For more information about this initiative and how to get your
fleet involved, please email sales@range.energy.com.
About Range Energy
Range Energy (Range) accelerates the electrification of
commercial transportation via powered trailers for the heavy duty
truck market. With a solution that can easily hook up to any tow
vehicle, Range’s powered trailers offer offroad mobile power, and
can rapidly ease the transition to electrification and meet its
commercial partners' immediate needs and long-term ambitions. Range
was founded in 2021 and is led by a team with deep EV industry
expertise from Tesla, Zoox, Honda, and more. The company is backed
by leading investors including Trousdale Ventures, UP Partners, R7,
Yamaha Motor Ventures, and more.
About South Coast AQMD
South Coast AQMD is the regulatory agency responsible for
improving air quality for large areas of Los Angeles, Orange,
Riverside and San Bernardino counties, including the Coachella
Valley. For news, air quality alerts, event updates and more,
please visit us at www.aqmd.gov, download our award-winning app, or
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