APM Terminals (APMT) has unveiled an upgrade of its terminal operations fleet at Pier 400 Los Angeles to electric vehicles (EVs), investing nearly US$1m to replace 28 internal combustion engine vehicles with new, all electric Volkswagen ID.4s.
The project is meant to reduce nearly 60 tonnes of annual tailpipe CO2 emissions for the replaced vehicles, based upon calculations provided on fueleconomy.gov for replaced vehicle make, model and mileage.
Jon Poelma, managing director of APMT Pier 400, said: “Pier 400 is taking proactive steps to decarbonise operations today with proven and available EV technology.
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