Battery-electric container trucks enter service in Port of Vancouver pilot programme
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Six battery-electric Class 8 trucks have entered commercial service at Canada's Port of Vancouver through the $3 million CAD Electric Container Trucking Program (ELECTRA), partnering five BC trucking companies to test zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles in real-world drayage operations while collecting 12 months of operational data.
Pilot program; long-term adoption and scaling depend on cost competitiveness, charging infrastructure expansion, and sustained fleet operator participation.
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