Electric heavy-duty trucks will be able to run from Baja to Canada, West Coast leaders pledge

It’s one of the busiest freight corridors in the United States, and it’s getting cleaner.

In the latest in the global effort to clean up heavy-duty freight, representatives from three countries gathered Wednesday at the Port of Long Beach to launch the British Columbia to Baja California Zero Emissions Vehicle corridor, or BC2BC, which, when complete, will make it possible for electric trucks to drive the length of the West Coast along Interstate 5.

But the West Coast corridor is “one of the world’s most ambitious examples,” said Stephanie Kodish, senior global director of the Global Drive to Zero Campaign at the nonprofit CalStart.

“What makes it so important is not just its scale, but that it demonstrates how governments can align policy, infrastructure planning and industry engagement across borders to accelerate the transition,” she said.

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