Through the Volvo LIGHTS<\/a> project, NFI Industries<\/a> has introduced Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 trucks into its transportation fleet, as well as electrified its yard trucks and forklifts at its warehouse facility in Chino, Calif.<\/p>\n In addition, the company has installed on-site charging infrastructure for both its growing fleet of electric vehicles and employees\u2019 personal vehicles, paired with solar panels to capture renewable electricity and on-site energy storage to bolster resiliency. Combined, these initiatives help lay the groundwork to integrate electric vehicles into the company\u2019s Chino drayage operations \u2014a fleet which will total more than 65 electric heavy-duty vehicles.<\/p>\n \u201cBy critically evaluating the viability of electric trucks for their real-world, commercial operations, NFI is truly using the lessons learned through the Volvo LIGHTS project as a blueprint for fleet electrification,\u201d said Peter Voorhoeve, president of Volvo Trucks North America. \u201cWe are proud to partner with NFI as their bold leadership helps provide fleets industry wide with the knowledge needed to commercially scale zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles.\u201d<\/p>\n As a partner in the Volvo LIGHTS project, NFI began piloting two Volvo VNR Electric trucks in September. The Volvo VNR Electric trucks join NFI\u2019s fleet of more than 4,500 heavy-duty tractors. Based out of their Chino distribution campus, the Volvo VNR Electric trucks travel 100-mile regional distribution routes. NFI will receive an additional two Volvo VNR Electric trucks in 2021.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n