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Commission hears blueprint to electrify medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, targets Bayview pilot sites
Summary
Staff presented a CEC-funded blueprint outlining goals to deploy 10,000 medium and heavy duty zero-emission vehicles by 2030, identified Bayview Hunters Point as a priority for pilots and recommended a citywide freight and fleet decarbonization team and charging pilots at SF Market and Pier 96.
The commission received an overview Dec. 2 of the city's Medium and Heavy Duty Zero Emission Vehicles Blueprint, a plan funded by the California Energy Commission to accelerate electrification of trucks and specialized work vehicles.
Hannah Toon (Clean Transportation Program Manager) said medium- and heavy-duty vehicles represent under 6% of the local vehicle fleet but contribute nearly a quarter of vehicle greenhouse-gas emissions and a disproportionate share of NOx and particulate emissions. The blueprint sets an interim target consistent with the city's EV roadmapdeploying 10,000 medium and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles by 2030, and prioritizes small and medium fleets (those with fewer than 50 vehicles) that are often under-resourced for electrification.
Toon's team used Caltrans traffic data and local fleet information to map truck hot spots concentrated in Southeast San Francisco and identified two potential pilot charging sites in Bayview Hunters PointSF Market and Pier 96. The blueprint recommends targeted technical assistance and pilot projects, shared charging infrastructure, workforce training and land-use streamlining for charging installations. Toon also noted recent federal/state regulatory shifts and said the state has filed litigation related to waiver and emissions standard disputes.
Commissioners applauded the report's coordination and urged stronger linkage to Climate Action Plan goals and budget planning. Staff recommended establishing a new citywide urban freight and fleet decarbonization team to coordinate agency partners, utilities, property owners and community groups to advance pilot projects and city-fleet electrification.
