TravelCenters of America Enhances Commitment to Sustainability and Alternative Energy - Seite 2

Thomas continued, “We are encouraged by the Biden Administration’s demonstrated commitment to investing in infrastructure to create a more sustainable world and support public policy that advances the deployment of sustainable sources of energy. We look forward to evaluating the business case for investing in cleaner transportation fuels and to working with policymakers to ensure well-intentioned ideas are implemented in a manner that can generate the desired results for all stakeholders. TA is embracing changes that will redefine America’s transportation infrastructure.”

TA has already established important partnerships and launched significant projects in the alternative energy space, providing a strong foundation for the success of eTA. Recent accomplishments include:

• Securing a $4 million grant with the California Energy Commission to participate in an innovative industry test project for medium- and heavy-duty vehicle (MDHD) electrification. TA and its key partners will design, develop and deploy an integrated distributed energy resource to power energy storage and electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions.

• Offering hydrogen fueling in California in collaboration with Nikola Corporation for heavy duty trucks at two existing sites, with consideration to possibly develop a nationwide network of hydrogen fueling stations.
  
  
• Significantly expanding diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) availability. TA has made a substantial capital investment into DEF availability and plans to add DEF to fueling lanes at an additional 40 sites (173 fueling lanes). The investment is expected to enable TA to make DEF available at every diesel fueling lane across its entire network by early 2022.

• Expanding the company’s investment in biodiesel blending, with plans to install additional biodiesel blending infrastructure across the network and expand renewable diesel offerings in California and Oregon.
  
  
• Rolling out plans to install FreeWire EV charging stations for motorists in California in Q2 2021.

In connection with this announcement, TA unveiled an eTA logo, which reflects the company’s commitment to sustainability and underscores that TA has arrived in the alternative energy space. The logo will represent sustainability initiatives and will appear on appropriate assets, including EV charging stations.