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Sysco introduces new fleet of electric trucks at Houston operations
Houston-based food distributor Sysco is helping fuel the future of electric vehicles.
Sysco recently took delivery of 10 heavy-duty, electric-powered trucks for its Houston operations. With this delivery, Sysco now operates nearly 120 electric vehicles (EVs) around the world.
In 2023, Sysco unveiled its first EV hub, which is in Riverside, California. The hub will eventually feature:
- 40 electric-powered refrigerated trailers
- 40 electric-powered semi-trucks
- 40 charging stations
The hub also will include 4 megawatt-hours of battery storage and 1.4 additional megawatts of solar power generation.
Aside from Houston and Riverside, Sysco uses EVs in Baltimore; Boston; Baltimore; Denver; Long Island, New York; Los Angeles; and Fremont, California. Its EV fleet extends to Canada, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
Sysco announced in 2021 that it planned to operate nearly 800 electric-powered semi-trucks by 2026. Houston Freightliner is a partner in this initiative.
In all, Sysco aims to electrify 35 percent of its U.S. tractor fleet.
Around the world, EVs are contributing to Sysco’s goal of reducing direct emissions by 27.5 percent by 2030.
“We are proud of our progress to scale our electric truck fleet and continue our journey to meet our climate goal,” Neil Russell, chief administrative officer at Sysco, says in a news release. “This work is important to many of our customers who have also set goals to reduce emissions.”