Schneider, a US provider of transportation, intermodal and logistics services, will soon start taking delivery of nearly 100 Class 8 battery-electric semi-trucks at its intermodal operations in Southern California.
When the 92 eCascadia semi-trucks will be delivered, Schneider will have one of the largest electric fleets in North America, marking a critical step in the company's efforts to use zero-emission vehicles into its truck fleet. Schneider aims to reduce CO2 per-mile emissions by 7.5 percent by 2025 and 60 percent by 2035. The company says it has already achieved more than half of its 2025 goal by reducing per-mile emissions by 5 percent, with battery-electric trucks to help further meet these sustainability goals.have the potential to avoid over 81,000 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions per day. That is equivalent to removing 2,400 gas-powered cars from the road over the course of a year, Schneider claims.