Greenlane, through a joint venture between Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), NextEra Energy Resources, and BlackRock, hosted a groundbreaking event at Greenlane’s flagship charging site in Colton, CA, on Sept. 9. The event marks the beginning of the construction of the company’s first commercial EV charging corridor, which will run from the Los Angeles to Las Vegas metropolitan areas, primarily along Interstate 15. The Colton site, at full build, is planned to include more than 60 chargers for heavy-, medium- and light-duty zero-emissions vehicles, Greenlane said.

Stakeholders, community leaders, and joint venture partners, including Daimler Truck North America leaders John O’Leary and Rakesh Aneja, took part in a groundbreaking ceremony.

“The establishment of this flagship charging site in Colton is a testament to the power of collaboration and shared vision,” John O’Leary, president and CEO of DTNA, said. “We are confident that this project will help to accelerate widespread adoption of zero-emission vehicles and drive the future of sustainable transportation by addressing the need for a publicly available, nationwide electric charging infrastructure.”

The groundbreaking was held on the same day that Greenlane announced it secured a $15 million grant from the South Coast Air Quality Management District under the Carl Moyer Zero-Emission Infrastructure Program. The grant will allow Greenlane to accelerate the development of the Colton site for its commercial EV charging corridor, the company said. South Coast AQMD’s grant funds, specifically allocated for the Colton site, will be utilized for site design and engineering and charging infrastructure build-out, expediting development timelines to facilitate the opening of the Colton site by the end of 2024, according to Greenlane.

Greenlane, alongside its joint venture partners, said it is developing a nationwide network of commercial charging infrastructure locations across the nation. Starting with electrifying heavy, medium, and light-duty vehicles, charging sites will also serve battery-electric passenger car and light-duty fleet customers. Greenlane said it also plans to provide hydrogen refueling for commercial vehicles in the near future.