Forum Mobility has added two ultra-fast Megawatt Charging Standard (MCS) chargers at its FM Harbor electric truck charging depot at the Port of Long Beach, expanding charging capabilities for production Tesla Semi trucks operating in Southern California.
The company marked the addition with a ribbon-cutting event that included an inaugural charging session involving a customer’s production-model Tesla Semi. The new v4 MCS chargers are the first of their kind in the Port of Long Beach gateway, according to Forum Mobility.
The chargers are compatible with the Tesla Semi and can recover up to 60% of the truck’s driving range in 30 minutes. The faster charging capability is intended to help carriers accommodate electric trucks within their existing freight operations while reducing the time vehicles spend charging.
The addition represents another step in Forum Mobility’s efforts to develop charging infrastructure specifically for heavy-duty commercial trucks. Its FM Harbor location serves as the company’s flagship charging depot, with the new MCS equipment expanding the facility’s capabilities beyond its existing charging infrastructure. Charging costs are also part of the company’s approach to supporting electric truck operations.
“We can fuel with electrons 40% cheaper than diesel,” said Matt LeDucq, CEO and co-founder of Forum Mobility.
LeDucq also pointed to the company’s planned expansion of megawatt charging infrastructure as a way to support longer-range electric trucking and reduce operating costs per mile. The announcement did not provide the underlying assumptions used to calculate the reported fuel-cost savings.
Forum Mobility currently has an additional 30 megawatts of charging infrastructure under construction across four new California depots. Those facilities are located in Rancho Dominguez, Ontario and two locations in Oakland.
The company is also developing another group of depots, with additional locations planned for California’s Inland Empire and Central Valley, as well as Las Vegas, Phoenix, Houston, Dallas, Seattle/Tacoma and Chicago.
The expansion is tied to a growing customer base. Forum Mobility reported 25 carriers with contracted charging capacity and customer reservations for more than 330 Tesla Semis. Across its existing and planned infrastructure, the company has more than 40 MW of Combined Charging System and MCS charging capacity either operating or under construction.
IMC Logistics, which is among the companies working with Forum Mobility, participated in the announcement.
“Together, we are delivering lower costs, and lower emissions,” said Jim Gillis, president of the Pacific Division at IMC Logistics.
The partnership reflects Forum Mobility’s focus on combining charging infrastructure with services for commercial fleets. The company develops charging depots at ports and along freight corridors and offers both charging services and electric truck leasing.
The addition of the two MCS chargers at FM Harbor gives carriers access to a new charging option for production Tesla Semis while Forum Mobility continues building out its California network. With another 30 MW under construction and additional locations in development, the company’s expansion is focused on making higher-power charging available across more freight markets.
