LOS
ANGELES, June 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern
California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) added Ford E-Transit electric
vans into its fleet, as part of its ASPIRE 2045 sustainability
strategy, working towards its goals to replace 50% of its
over-the-road fleet1 with alternative fuel vehicles
(AFV) by 2025 and operate a 100% zero-emissions fleet by 2035. The
introduction of 21 new Ford E-Transit vans represents a milestone
for SoCalGas as the first battery electric vehicles to be
integrated into the company's fleet.
"The addition of Ford's E-Transit electric vans to our fleet
represents a significant achievement in SoCalGas' advancement
toward a zero-emissions future," said Sandra Hrna, vice president, supply chain and
operations support at SoCalGas. "By investing in technologies
powered by electricity, hydrogen or renewable natural gas, we are
advancing our efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and
accelerate decarbonization in a sector that has historically been a
major contributor to GHG emissions."
At the close of 2023, 38% of SoCalGas' over-the-road fleet was
powered by low- and zero-emissions energy sources. SoCalGas'
current over-the-road fleet vehicles include 700 RNG Ford F-250
service pickup trucks and 50 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell
electric vehicles (HFCEV).
"I applaud SoCalGas on its efforts to accelerate the transition
of its truck fleet to zero-emissions," said Wayne Nastri, South Coast Air Quality Management
District executive officer. "These trucks reduce smog-forming
emissions making it easier for us to breathe and they also reduce
greenhouse gas emissions thereby helping our climate."
SoCalGas aims to advance sustainable transportation solutions
and actively collaborates with automakers to develop innovative
low- and zero-emissions options to help support California's climate goals. SoCalGas and Ford
are developing a hydrogen fuel cell F-550 prototype with the
Department of Energy (DOE) and, in 2025, plan to demonstrate its
performance in real world conditions in an effort to help reduce
GHG and nitrogen oxide emissions in medium- and heavy-duty
commercial vehicles. Ford's light-duty electric vans have a range
of up to 126 miles and are being used by employees to service
SoCalGas' industrial and commercial customers.
"E-Transit is a great solution for companies to reduce carbon
emissions while lowering fleet costs associated with fuel and
maintenance," said Ted Haladyna,
Ford Pro director of product marketing. "When low- and
zero-emission vehicles are supported with the right infrastructure
it can be a win-win for business and the planet. Testing new
technology with customers early in the development process, like we
are doing with SoCalGas on F-550 Super Duty Hydrogen Fuel Cell
Electric Truck, is another example of how our work together will
bring the alternative fuel industry forward."
To support a zero-emissions fleet, SoCalGas is installing EV
chargers throughout its territory powered almost exclusively by
renewable electricity under Southern California Edison's Green Rate
program. SoCalGas recently added EV charging stations at its
Compton, Brea and Newberry
Spring locations, with plans to extend the network to 1,500
chargers across 65 facility sites over the next two years.
SoCalGas is a leader among utilities in its sustainability goals
and was among the first and largest natural gas distribution
utilities in the United States to
announce its aim to achieve net-zero GHG emissions by 2045.
SoCalGas was recognized with the Leading Private Fleet Award at the
Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in 2022 acknowledging
the company's efforts to go above and beyond what is required to
achieve sustainability in fleet operations.
Learn more about SoCalGas's sustainability efforts at
socalgas.com/sustainability.
About SoCalGas
SoCalGas is the largest gas distribution utility in the United States serving approximately 21
million consumers across approximately 24,000 square miles of
Central and Southern California.
SoCalGas' mission is to build the cleanest, safest, most innovative
energy infrastructure company in America. SoCalGas aims to deliver
affordable, reliable, and increasingly renewable gas service
through its pipelines to help advance California's clean energy transition by
supporting energy system reliability and resiliency and enabling
the integration of renewable resources. SoCalGas is a recognized
leader in its industry and community, as demonstrated by being
named one of Reuters' Top 100 Innovators Leading the Global Energy
Transition and Corporate Member of the Year by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. SoCalGas is a
subsidiary of Sempra (NYSE: SRE), a leading North American energy
infrastructure company. For more information, visit
SoCalGas.com/newsroom or connect with SoCalGas on social media
@SoCalGas.
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outlook, (ii) instability in the capital markets, or (iii) rising
interest rates and inflation; the impact on affordability of San
Diego Gas & Electric Company's (SDG&E) and Southern
California Gas Company's (SoCalGas) customer rates and their cost
of capital and on SDG&E's, SoCalGas' and Sempra
Infrastructure's ability to pass through higher costs to customers
due to (i) volatility in inflation, interest rates and commodity
prices, (ii) with respect to SDG&E's and SoCalGas' businesses,
the cost of meeting the demand for lower carbon and reliable energy
in California, and (iii) with
respect to Sempra Infrastructure's business, volatility in foreign
currency exchange rates; the impact of climate and sustainability
policies, laws, rules, regulations, disclosures and trends,
including actions to reduce or eliminate reliance on natural gas,
increased uncertainty in the political or regulatory environment
for California natural gas
distribution companies, the risk of nonrecovery for stranded
assets, and uncertainty related to relevant emerging and
early-stage technologies; weather, natural disasters, pandemics,
accidents, equipment failures, explosions, terrorism, information
system outages or other events, such as work stoppages, that
disrupt our operations, damage our facilities or systems, cause the
release of harmful materials or fires or subject us to liability
for damages, fines and penalties, some of which may not be
recoverable through regulatory mechanisms or insurance or may
impact our ability to obtain satisfactory levels of affordable
insurance; the availability of electric power, natural gas and
natural gas storage capacity, including disruptions caused by
failures in the transmission grid, pipeline system or limitations
on the withdrawal of natural gas from storage facilities; Oncor
Electric Delivery Company LLC's (Oncor) ability to reduce or
eliminate its quarterly dividends due to regulatory and governance
requirements and commitments, including by actions of Oncor's
independent directors or a minority member director; and other
uncertainties, some of which are difficult to predict and beyond
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Sempra Infrastructure, Sempra Infrastructure Partners, Sempra
Texas, Sempra Texas Utilities, Oncor and Infraestructura Energética
Nova, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (IEnova) are not the same companies as the
California utilities, SDG&E or
SoCalGas, and Sempra Infrastructure, Sempra Infrastructure
Partners, Sempra Texas, Sempra Texas Utilities, Oncor and IEnova
are not regulated by the CPUC.
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1 Over-the-road fleet refers to light-, medium-, and/or
heavy-duty company fleet vehicles.
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