East Coast Commercial
Zero–Emission Vehicle Corridor

Decarbonizing East Coast Freight

Interstate 95, one of the most heavily traveled freight routes in the United States, is a lifeline for goods movement along the Eastern Seaboard—and the future of sustainable corridor development. The East Coast Commercial Zero–Emission Vehicle Corridor (ECCZEVC) project catalyzes partnerships and develops strategic investment plans to deploy infrastructure for zero-emission commercial vehicles from Georgia to New Jersey. ECCZEVC will establish the East Coast as the epicenter of zero-emission freight transformation, provide economic opportunities through workforce development, and improve air quality for overburdened port communities.

Design

Projects

Resources

Designing Infrastructure to Meet Demand

A planning project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, ECCZEVC serves as a proactive, strategic development approach for charging and fueling infrastructure to support the transition to zero-emission medium– and heavy–duty vehicles (ZE-MHDVs). With a substantial group of industry partners, ECCZEVC used community-first strategies and goods movement, energy demand, and infrastructure assessments to locate charging/refueling sites and identify funding needs and opportunities along I-95.

Stakeholder Engagement

This research spanned eight states from the Port of Savannah, GA, to the Port of New York and New Jersey. The resulting plan projects the 2025–2050 demand for fueling and charging infrastructure on the I-95 corridor. The project team solicited input from over 90 stakeholders across a variety of industries, including the utility, fleet technology, charging and fueling, and workforce development sectors.

State-of-the-Art Analysis

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory utilized data from LOCUS and Electrotempo to create freight flow models to assess the charging and refueling infrastructure necessary for ZE-MHDVs.

Solutions for High Costs

Transitioning fleets to ZE-MHDVs and implementing the infrastructure to support them comes with significant cost. The ECCZEVC plan includes state and federal funding sources that fleets can pursue. It also includes a myriad of creative solutions to purchasing and return on investment (ROI) breakdowns.

ZEV Projects on the East Coast

With the ECCZEVC planning project underway, state agencies and port authorities were able to pursue funds to adopt ZE-MHDVs. Explore those newly funded projects supported, in part, by ECCZEVC in the dashboard below.

Beyond I-95

Other strategic planning projects are working to decarbonize freight along heavily trafficked corridors in the United States.

Northeast Freight Corridors
Highway Plan

Northeast Freight Corridors Highway Plan

National Corridor Projects

National Zero-Emission Freight Plan

Project Partners

ECCZEVC project partners, including utilities, truck-stop operators, fleets, zero-emission infrastructure providers, and truck manufacturers, are working to support ZE-MHDVs in the East Coast and beyond.

Additional Resources

Want to learn more about financing fleet electrification and scaling infrastructure availability? Check out featured CALSTART publications below.

Financing Fleet Electrification

Equipment Financing

Shared Charging

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