200 Electric Trucks Can Be Charged At One Depot In A Day? - CleanTechnica

The article highlights significant progress in electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, focusing on a key metric: the capacity to charge 200 electric trucks per day at the San Bernardino truck charging depot. This volume matches the throughput of a traditional diesel truck stop, indicating that charging parity between electric and diesel trucks has been achieved at this site. The depot offers megawatt charging capabilities compatible with the Megawatt Charging System (MCS) standards, supporting the growing demand for electric freight operations in a region with heavy shipping activity. WattEV, the company operating the San Bernardino depot, attributes its success to a vertically integrated approach in charging and fleet electrification, which has driven strong utilization—averaging about 700 MWh per month—and necessitated plans to more than double the site's capacity. WattEV aims to deploy 12,000 electric heavy-duty trucks in California by 2030 and currently runs five charging depots, with 15 more in development and a goal of 100 operational depots