Phase 1 Selected Projects
The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), through its Last Mile Freight Program (LMFP), is awarding $16,751,000 million to support investments in zero and near-zero commercial vehicle technologies, that will reduce emissions during last-mile freight operations and support the region’s clean-air goals within Connect SoCal.
Both SCAG’s Regional Council and the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) unanimously approved awarding of the funds in November 2021 and January 2022.
Selected Projects
| Business Size | Project Title & Business Name | Project Rank | Project Score | Award Funds | Cumulative Award Funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small | WattEV HD Battery Electric Truck Deployment: Enabling Equitable Electrication / Watt EV | 1 | 86 | $1,766,948 | $1,766,948 |
| Large | Accelerating Zero Emissions Last Mile Freight in the South Coast Air Basin /Quality Custom Distribution | 2 | 84 | $4,184,000 | $5,950,948 |
| Large | Franklin HES / Heritage Environmental Services LLC | 3 | 80 | $2,091,952 | $8,042,900 |
| Small | Independent Owner-Operator | 4 | 68 | $70,000 | $8,112,900 |
| Small | Independent Owner-Operator | 5 | 67 | $77,500 | $8,190,400 |
| Small | Independent Owner-Operator | 6 | 66 | $77,500 | $8,267,900 |
| Small | Independent Owner-Operator | 6 | 66 | $387,500 | $8,655,400 |
| Small | Independent Owner-Operator | 8 | 65 | $77,500 | $8,732,900 |
| Small | Independent Owner-Operator | 8 | 65 | $77,500 | $8,810,400 |
| Small | Independent Owner-Operator | 10 | 64 | $70,000 | $8,880,400 |
| Small | Independent Owner-Operator | 10 | 64 | $70,000 | $8,950,400 |
| Small | Independent Owner-Operator | 10 | 64 | $77,500 | $9,027,900 |
| Small | Independent Owner-Operator | 10 | 64 | $70,000 | $9,097,900 |
| Small | Independent Owner-Operator | 10 | 64 | $70,000 | $9,167,900 |
| Small | Independent Owner-Operator | 10 | 64 | $70,000 | $9,237,900 |
| Small | Independent Owner-Operator | 17 | 63 | $62,100 | $9,300,000 |
| Small | Independent Owner-Operator | 18 | 62 | $70,000 | $9,370,000 |
| Small | Independent Owner-Operator | 18 | 62 | $70,000 | $9,440,000 |
| Small | Independent Owner-Operator | 18 | 62 | $70,000 | $9,510,000 |
| Small | Independent Owner-Operator | 18 | 62 | $70,000 | $9,580,000 |
| Small | Independent Owner-Operator | 18 | 62 | $70,000 | $9,650,000 |
| Small | Independent Owner-Operator | 18 | 62 | $70,000 | $9,720,000 |
| Small | Independent Owner-Operator | 24 | 61 | $70,000 | $9,790,000 |
| Small | Independent Owner-Operator | 24 | 61 | $70,000 | $9,860,000 |
| Small | Independent Owner-Operator | 26 | 60 | $70,000 | $9,930,000 |
| Small | Independent Owner-Operator | 26 | 60 | $70,000 | $10,000,000 |
Contingency List Projects
| Business Size | Project Title & Business Name | Project Rank | Project Score | Recommended Amount | Cumulative Award Funds Requested Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small | WattEV HD Battery Electric Truck Deployment: Enabling Equitable Electrication / Watt EV | 1 | 86 | $1,192,043 | $1,192,043 |
| Large | Good to the Last Dropoff – Sysco’s Zero Emission Last Mile Freight Initiative / Sysco Corporation | 2 | 85 | $1,192,043 | $2,384,086 |
| Large | Penske Accelerated Electrification of Last Mile Freight Operations / Penske Logistics, LLC | 3 | 83 | $790,786 | $3,174,872 |
| Small | GLI Electrification / Gonzalez Logistics, Inc. | 4 | 80 | $1,192,043 | $4,366,915 |
| Large | New Bern Buena Park Electrification Project / Pepsico | 5 | 79 | $1,192,043 | $5,558,958 |
| Small | Expanding Access and Scaling Electrification (EASE) for Small Fleets / Zeem Solutions | 5 | 79 | $1,192,043 | $6,751,000 |