Business View Magazine | July 2020

11 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE JULY 2020 OPENING L INES I-5 ELECTRIC TRUCK CHARGING SITES MAPPED OUT BY ELECTRIC UTILITIES West Coast Clean Transit Corridor would create jobs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions from freight transportation, help eliminate health-harming diesel emissions from trucks R OSEMEAD, California – Electric utilities in three West Coast states have announced the results of a study that could lead to significant reductions of pollution from freight transportation up and down the Pacific Coast and create jobs in an economy hit hard by the novel coronavirus. “We are proud to work closely with our customers to help drive the electrification of commercial freight and fleet vehicles. The results of this study provide a roadmap for electric utilities in Washington, Oregon and California to help electrify transportation in a coordinated fashion,” said Katie Sloan, director of eMobility and Building Electrification for Southern California Edison, one of the study’s sponsors. “This study comes