US Interstate-10 Corridor
Piloting Long-Haul Electric Trucking on the I-10 Corridor
SFC and Terawatt Infrastructure, together with shippers like PepsiCo and Microsoft, are piloting long-haul electric trucks along the 800-mile (1,300-km) I-10 freight corridor from Los Angeles, California to El Paso, Texas—one of the busiest and most strategic trade routes in the United States. The pilot aims to launch operations by 2027 and serve as a catalyst for accelerating electric freight corridor development nationwide.
Read the official press release hereA collaborative ecosystem is essential to scale a new operating model for long-distance electric trucking. This pilot will build confidence in electric vehicle (EV) technology, attract investment, fast-track vehicle and infrastructure deployment, and help shape supportive policy frameworks. It will also provide key insights to overcome barriers and enable the replication of similar pilots across North America and beyond.
The pilot is designed to:
- Demonstrate the operational feasibility of battery-electric trucks for long-haul transport in North America, specifically along the I-10 corrido
- Generate learnings to scale and replicate the model to other corridors through new collaboration and business models
- Lead systemic change in the heavy-duty EV ecosystem by advancing long-term, multi-stakeholder partnerships and innovative operational, financing, and procurement models
- Prove the power of collaboration as a driver of real change in the electric freight space
- Enable equitable cost and risk sharing across the value chain to achieve scalable and sustainable results
This initiative lays the groundwork for engaging more shippers, carriers, and infrastructure providers to scale up electric freight volumes and transition to a zero-emission future.
Publications related to the projects
New Data Rebuts Long-Haul Misconception: Truck Electrification is Feasible on I-10 Today
The report, Data Insights to Inform Truck Electrification Along the I-10 Corridor, a collaboration between Smart Freight Centre (SFC), Altitude by Geotab, and Terawatt Infrastructure, reveals that the current operational realities of heavy-duty diesel trucking on the I-10 corridor are highly compatible with existing battery-electric vehicle (BEV) capabilities.
The analysis, which aggregated anonymized telematics data from more than 72,000 heavy-duty trucks over a one-year period, shows that the duty cycle of heavy-duty trucks on the I-10 is already conducive to electrification.
Powering Forward: Scaling Electric Truck Projects
Lessons learned to-date from the development of the I-10 pilot project