Thirty “hyper-fast” charging stations opened for business this week at the Port of Long Beach, as part of a years-long effort to meet goals set by a state desperate to reduce its impact on global emissions.

This comes as the ports in Long Beach and Los Angeles barrel towards a 2035 deadline to switch their drayage system, including some 2,000 cargo trucks, to zero-emission.

CALSTART CEO John Boesel warned that the industry still has some growing pains…

“But it’s all based on the leadership here in Long Beach, showing that it can be done,” he said.