Fleet electrification company WattEV has opened a new heavy-duty truck charging depot in Fresno, California, expanding its electric freight infrastructure into Northern California and strengthening charging access along one of the state’s busiest logistics corridors.
The Fresno facility is the company’s seventh commercial truck charging depot and the first of four planned locations that will support zero-emission freight transport across Northern California.
Expanding High-Power Truck Charging
Located along California’s Highway 99 corridor, the new depot is positioned to connect freight traffic between the ports of Oakland and Stockton with distribution centers throughout the northern San Joaquin Valley.
The site is equipped with seven Megawatt Charging System (MCS) chargers for next-generation electric trucks, alongside 15 single-cable 240kW CCS fast chargers capable of serving a wide range of heavy-duty battery-electric vehicles.
WattEV said the depot also utilizes Pacific Gas & Electric’s Flex Connect energy management platform to optimize electricity delivery while supporting grid reliability.
Building Zero-Emission Freight Corridors
The Fresno depot forms part of WattEV’s broader charging network designed to support long-haul electric freight operations between California’s Central Valley and the Port of Oakland.
The company plans to begin construction later this summer on another solar-powered truck charging facility near Sacramento International Airport.
Future expansion will establish dedicated zero-emission freight routes linking the Bay Area, Sacramento, the Central Valley, Nevada and other regional logistics markets.
Supporting Electric Truck Fleets
According to WattEV, several freight operators serving the Port of Oakland have already begun leasing Tesla Semi trucks through the company’s expanding vehicle fleet.
Those operators now have access to charging infrastructure at Fresno as well as WattEV’s existing depots in Long Beach, Bakersfield, San Bernardino, Gardena, Vernon and Oxnard.
Chief Executive Officer and co-founder Salim Youssefzadeh said the latest facility marks an important milestone in the company’s statewide expansion.
“This project is a milestone for us. Northern California is now poised to benefit from the expansion of electrified freight hauling we’ve helped build up in Southern California.”
He added:
“We’re excited about moving zero-emission freight through Fresno, which is within easy reach of both the Port of Oakland and our solar-powered Bakersfield depot, which is the gateway to our Southern California network.”
With the Fresno site now operational, WattEV continues expanding a network of high-power charging hubs designed to accelerate the adoption of battery-electric heavy-duty trucks across California’s freight transportation industry.
