NorCAL ZERO Project​ Fuel Cell-Electric Truck Demonstration Project​
On May 2, 2024, the “NorCAL ZERO" project officially launched. This $53 million project will demonstrate 30 Class 8, Hyundai XCIENT fuel cell truck tractors, which will be centrally fueled at First Element Fuel’s 18,000 kg hydrogen fueling station and will provide Port of Oakland drayage service to the San Francisco Bay area and Central Valley of California. The XCIENT tractors have a GVWR of 82,000 lbs. and stores 69 kg hydrogen fuel on-board, providing a fully-loaded range of 450 miles. ​
​The project is sponsored and managed by the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) and has a multitude of additional partners which include the Port of Oakland, fleet operator, Glovis America, hydrogen fuel provider, Air Liquide, hydrogen fueling site host, East Bay Municipal Utility District and with data analysis assistance from the UC Berkeley Transportation Sustainability Research Center. ​
​The project is funded in part with $11.98 million from CARB’s California Climate Investments Program, $9.89 million from the CEC’s Clean Transportation Program, $3.64 million from Alameda CTC’s Clean Freight Program, $3.36 million from BAAQMD, and $24 million from project technology partners.