TravelCenters of America, part of the BP portfolio, has broken ground on one of the nation’s first publicly accessible medium-and heavy-duty (MHD) truck charging stations at its TA Ontario, California travel center. The charging station, a pilot project in collaboration with the California Energy Commission, supports delivery of BP’s convenience and EV charging strategy, the company said.
The truck charging station will have four, 400-kilowatt chargers go live in early 2025, with an additional one MW charger to go live in 2026. It will provide DC ultra-fast charging for up to five trucks simultaneously.
The location will also act as an innovation site, allowing BP to test and demonstrate the effectiveness of new technologies, including deploying one of the first available megawatt charger systems, an integrated microgrid generating reliable, renewable power from 250 kilowatts of canopy-mounted solar panels and a battery energy storage system for up to 1 megawatt hour of power.
“This truck charging station is strategically located at the intersection of two of the nation’s busiest highway interstates and is a prime location to serve early-adopter electric truck fleet operators,” said Debi Boffa, TA CEO. “We are proud to take a leading role in bringing this infrastructure to our fleet customers and other professional drivers.”
Together with BP pulse, TA is planning to develop projects at other Southern California locations while also looking at developing other corridors in the United States to support demand for EV truck charging.
TA is also adding four new sites to its network of over 300 travel centers. In June, TA acquired and opened sites in Cowpens, South Carolina, and Coburg, Oregon; and last week, TA opened two franchised sites in Henderson, Nevada.
The Cowpens, South Carolina, location offers six diesel fueling positions, eight gasoline fueling positions, 80 truck parking spaces, 28 car parking spaces, six private showers and more. Additionally, the location will have a Sbarro QSR that is set to open in September.
In Coburg, Oregon, the travel center offers guests a full-service restaurant, a Coburg Crossing Café with Iron Skillet menu. The location also features eight diesel fueling positions, 100 truck parking spaces, 30 car parking spaces and more.
Across from TA Coburg is a Goasis, which features a McDonald’s, gasoline fueling and car parking.
In Nevada, the two new sites are located at 1550 Railroad Pass, Casino Road and 1700 Railroad Pass, Casino Road.
The 1550 Railroad Pass, Casino Road location has over 200 paved truck parking spaces and over 35 paved car parking spaces, as well as seven diesel lanes, 20 gasoline fueling positions, five private showers and a CAT Scale.
The 1700 Railroad Pass, Casino Road location has over 100 paved truck parking spaces, over 45 paved car parking spaces, seven diesel lanes, 18 gasoline fueling stations and a truck wash.