Greenlane to develop second charging corridor on I-10
Greenlane is establishing a second commercial electric vehicle (EV) charging corridor that will connect Southern California to Phoenix via Interstate 10. To support the new route, Greenlane has also launched a strategic partnership with Windrose Technology, an electric truck component OEM, where Windrose will use Greenlane’s Colton center as an operational base.
"Our second corridor was strategically selected to best support the carriers and shippers who keep our economy moving,” said Patrick Macdonald-King, CEO of Greenlane. “Windrose's remarkable achievements during testing demonstrate that our high-performance charging network can handle the most demanding freight operations, giving us confidence that this I-10 corridor will serve as a critical backbone for zero-emission freight.”
The second corridor will also include Greenlane’s flagship center located in Colton, California, with future sites to come in Blythe, California, and Greater Phoenix, Arizona.
Windrose semi-truck travels almost 300 miles in one charge
Meanwhile, Windrose will power its R700 electric truck at Greenlane’s Colton center for pilot customers. Windrose reported that its R700 Class 8 electric semi has completed single-charge trips from the Colton location to Buckeye, Arizona, and Las Vegas, with a gross combined weight rating of 74,420 lbs. While at the Colton site, Windrose also completed interoperability testing, with the R700 truck achieving a peak charge rate of 772 kW with available dual-gun charging.
"Achieving nearly 300 miles with a GCWR of 74,420 pounds on a single charge with 12% battery left proves that electric long-haul trucking isn’t just theory—it’s proven real-world performance,” said Wen Han, founder and CEO of Windrose Technology. “Our next step is to prove diesel parity in the United States, Europe, Oceania and South America, as we have already proven in China.”
Finally, Nevoya said it will be one of the first companies to use both the I-15 and I-10 EV routes with battery-electric trucks, also using the Colton center as a base.