Northern CA Megaregion ZEV Medium/Heavy Duty Vehicle Blueprint

Description

The Northern CA Megaregion Zero Emission Medium/Heavy Duty Vehicle Study will identify actions and milestones to implement the electric charging and hydrogen refueling infrastructure needed to support the deployment of Medium-duty/heavy-duty (MD/HD) zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). Building upon the three-state 2020 West Coast Clean Transit Corridor Initiative’s recommendations, the selected consultant will work closely with SACOG and its partners including SJCOG, MTC, Caltrans districts, and utilities such as Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and PG&E to plan for a minimum of 11 major zero-emission truck charging plazas to support the Northern CA Megaregion along I-5, I-80, SR99 as well as US50, and the I-580/205 corridors.The scope of work includes: (1) prioritized locations and grid improvements, and (2) structured partnerships and identified lead organizations on ZEV MD/HD area improvements. In addition to charging infrastructure, this plan could also identify the multimodal route and access improvements that would need equitable community engagement (see attachment B for a detailed scope of work). While the partnership planning process will bring stakeholders together to assess the viability of locations, the scope of work includes the following suggested criteria to guide stakeholders through a prioritization process:Demand: Anticipated base-load fleet use, forecasted freight movement, truck parking deficiencies,Constraints and costs: electrical grid constraints, availability of right-of-way or property ownership, fleet access from distribution centers and highway corridors, future truck volumes in DACs or AB 617 communities, multimodal planning conflicts with station access;Targeted Benefits and planning synergies: multimodal route access improvements and pavement rehabilitation, fleet conversion in DACs and/o