LINCOLN, Ala. – On Monday, Aug. 26, Virginia Transportation Corporation unveiled a new, all-electric truck which will transport newly built Honda cars from the Lincoln plant to the nearby CSX railhead for shipment to locations across the globe.
Officials will collect data and analyze the performance of the all-electric semi-truck which will help determine its long-term viability.
A coalition that includes Peterbilt, Alabama Power, the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition, and Virginia Transportation Corporation are working in support of this pilot project.
In 2011, Honda Motor Co., Inc. challenged Virginia Transportation Corporation to find ways to reduce emissions in its Alabama operations.
Virginia Transportation Corporation accepted this challenge and gathered a team of industry leaders, forming a partnership that led to transitioning from diesel to compressed natural gas (CNG). It’s a decision that displaced over 475,000 gallons of diesel annually.
