Vision Industries Corp.,
a developer of zero emission electric/hydrogen hybrid powered vehicles and hydrogen
fueling systems, and Cargotec USA, a cargo flow efficiency company, are teaming
up to complete a zero-emission terminal tractor demonstration project funded by
the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
The project, which is funded
under the ports’ Technology Advancement Program clean-air initiative, calls for
demonstrating the efficacy of deploying zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell-electric
hybrid terminal tractors to move containerized cargo within port facilities.
Under the collaborative
effort, Vision Industries will install its hybrid drive system on the Kalmar Ottawa
model terminal tractor.
“We are excited to be working
with Cargotec USA,” Vision Industries CEO Martin Schuermann said in a statement
announcing the collaboration. “They are the market leader in terminal tractors.”
The ports’ Technology Advancement
Program focuses on the development of new and emerging technologies, with the objectives
being to streamline the process for reaching consensus on emission reductions achieved
by various technologies, and facilitating the development of new technologies and
their adoption throughout the port industry.
