Last week U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm visited with Volvo Group leaders while touring TEC Equipment, the company’s first EV-certified dealership selling and servicing Mack and Volvo Trucks’ electric Class 8 models, in Fontana, Calif.
During the visit, Secretary Granholm discussed the transformative investments in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to increase access to affordable electric vehicles, and build a strong labor market able to compete for high-quality jobs.
She and U.S. Representative Pete Aguilar (CA-31) and U.S. Representative Norma Torres (CA-35) also experienced first-hand the Volvo VNR Electric, a battery-electric, zero-tailpipe-emissions transport solution ideally suited for regional haul, drayage, pickup, and local delivery. They learned about the valuable outcomes from the Volvo LIGHTS project, an innovative three-year project that brought together 14 public and private partners, including Volvo Group, Volvo Trucks, and TEC Equipment, to design and implement a blueprint for the robust ecosystem necessary to deploy battery-electric trucks and equipment at scale.
Pictured left to right are U.S. Representative Norma Torres (CA-35), Fontana, Calif. Mayor Acquanetta Warren, Secretary Granholm, David Thompson, TEC Equipment Founder and CEO, U.S. Representative Pete Aguilar (CA-31), and Jonathan Miller, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs for Volvo Group North America, during a press event Sept. 1, at TEC Equipment in Fontana, Calif.
