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[8] The Port of Baltimore ■ ISSUE 3 / 2022
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ENVIRONMENT
Port Customer Tests
ALL-ELECTRIC TRUCK
Port of Baltimore customer RoadOne IntermodaLogistics is testing an all-electric truck manufactured by the Nikola Motor Company — the first of its kind to operate at the Port and one of the first on the East Coast.
“This is huge for the Port of Baltimore,” said
William P. Doyle, Executive Director of the Maryland Port Administration (MPA). “Having electric trucks at the Port will remove 11,000 gallons of diesel emissions per truck per year.”
The truck, a 2022 Nikola Tre BEV, has been making two to three trips per day between IKEA’s warehouse and the Port of Baltimore. The truck can go 300 to 350 miles between charges, depending on the amount of weight it is pulling, and achieving a full charge takes between two and three-and-a-half hours.
RoadOne is conducting the test to prove the concept of using electric trucks in its operations. If the test proves successful, the company plans to buy two electric trucks to start.
“We’re very focused
on sustainability,” said
Ken Kellaway, President
and CEO of RoadOne.
“We want to be good
corporate citizens for the
public, for our drivers and also
for our clients. It’s very exciting to
have one of the first electric trucks that’s working in a port environment today. We like to be first to market with these next concepts and new ideas to see what we can do to make the ports and the overall environment a better place to work.” 􏰀