​​City of Long Beach Blueprint for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure​

The City of Long Beach Blueprint for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure explores challenges, considerations, and best practices associated with the city’s transition to a zero-emission fleet.  

The blueprint determined that a largely zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty fleet can be achieved by the early 2030s. The blueprint anticipates the city will meet its primary medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicle fleet needs with battery-electric vehicles. Other key finding of the Long Beach Blueprint include the following:  

• The full conversion of the city’s medium- and heavy-duty fleet to zero-emission vehicles, excluding public safety vehicles, is estimated to incur an additional $86.5 million in capital costs relative to the costs for internal combustion engine replacement vehicles. Based on the 2038 horizon year for full conversion of the fleet, this amounts to about $5.76 million in annual capital costs over 15 years (2023–2038) in present value dollars.  

• The city is estimated to achieve $600,000 in annual maintenance cost savings (in present value dollars) for its non-public safety fleet upon full conversion to zero-emission vehicles, and additional operating cost savings.  

• Air quality benefits are estimated to include a 740-metric-ton reduction in annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and a 5,500-kilogram reduction in annual criteria air pollutant emissions upon full fleet conversion to zero-emission vehicles.  

Infrastructure demands such as number of charging stations, electrical requirements, and hydrogen storage capacity will vary based on specific vehicle makeup at each depot, number of battery-electric vehicles versus hydrogen fuel cell vehicles at each depot, and operational characteristics of each vehicle. The city has developed a four-phase charging infrastructure deployment plan which represents the long-term vision and estimate of future charging station requirements throughout the city. The phasing plan is subject to change based on coordination with Southern California Edison related to utility impacts and actual progress of deployment.