SUSTAINABLE HEAVY-DUTY INITIATIVES FOR FUTURE TECHNOLOGY

Projects

SHIFT supports the advancement of clean, heavy-duty transportation technologies by funding demonstration and pilot projects across California. The program helps bridge the gap between early innovation and broader market adoption – providing real-world validation, generating critical performance data, and informing decisions by manufacturers, fleets, and agencies. By accelerating the path to commercialization, SHIFT helps ensure zero-emission technologies are ready to meet the state’s long-term climate and air quality goals.

Technologies

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Trucks

Advancements in truck technologies are reshaping how goods move across California. These vehicles demonstrate cleaner power options, improved performance, and innovations that support more sustainable freight and delivery operations.

Other On-Road

On-road vehicles delivering passenger transport and community services while advancing cleaner, more efficient mobility. Examples include transit and shuttle buses, airport and campus shuttles, and municipal and specialty fleet vehicles.

Cargo Handling Equipment

Equipment used at ports and rail yards – such as cranes, heavy-duty forklifts, and container handlers – is being redesigned for cleaner energy use and improved efficiency. These technologies play a key role in building safer and more sustainable freight operations.

Maritime

From ferries to tugboats, maritime technologies are evolving toward cleaner propulsion, hybrid systems, and electrified operations. These innovations aim to reduce emissions and modernize activity across California’s ports and waterways.

Construction

Construction equipment is transitioning toward cleaner, more efficient, and higher-performing systems. These technologies help modernize worksites, improve safety, and reduce noise and emissions in communities across the state.

Agriculture

Agricultural technologies – from tractors to harvesters – are advancing toward greater efficiency and lower environmental impact. Projects highlight emerging power systems and design improvements that support more sustainable and productive farming.

Other Off-Road

Specialized equipment enabling cleaner, quieter operations while improving performance. Examples include aviation, industrial and forestry machinery, forklifts, material-handling systems, and portable or stationary power units.

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San Joaquin Valley Zero-Emission Cargo Handling Demonstration Project

Deploying battery-electric cargo-handling equipment at the Port of Stockton to validate performance, scalability, and emissions reductions in port and intermodal operations.

San Joaquin Valley Electric Tractor Development & Demonstration

Testing battery-electric tractors and a mobile charging truck in real farm operations to validate performance, reliability, and scalability for agricultural use.

Zero-Emission Hydrogen Ferry Demonstration Project

Validating hydrogen fuel cell propulsion for passenger ferries on San Francisco Bay, demonstrating zero-emission marine transit and informing future applications across commercial and research vessels.

Demonstration of Zero-Emission Technologies for Freight Operations at Ports: Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Top Loader

Demonstrating a fuel cell hybrid electric top loader with high-power wireless charging to reduce emissions from container handling operations at California ports.

C-PORT: The Commercialization of Port of Long Beach Off-Road Technology Demonstration Project

Testing battery-electric top handlers and yard tractors in active Port of Long Beach terminals to advance zero-emission cargo handling at commercial scale.

Fast-Track Fuel Cell Truck

Deploying fuel cell electric Class 8 trucks to reduce freight emissions while meeting the range and duty-cycle demands of Southern California drayage operations.

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Projects

San Joaquin Valley Zero-Emission Cargo Handling Demonstration Project

Deploying battery-electric cargo-handling equipment at the Port of Stockton to validate performance, scalability, and emissions reductions in port and intermodal operations.

San Joaquin Valley Electric Tractor Development & Demonstration

Testing battery-electric tractors and a mobile charging truck in real farm operations to validate performance, reliability, and scalability for agricultural use.

Zero-Emission Hydrogen Ferry Demonstration Project

Validating hydrogen fuel cell propulsion for passenger ferries on San Francisco Bay, demonstrating zero-emission marine transit and informing future applications across commercial and research vessels.

Demonstration of Zero-Emission Technologies for Freight Operations at Ports: Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Top Loader

Demonstrating a fuel cell hybrid electric top loader with high-power wireless charging to reduce emissions from container handling operations at California ports.

C-PORT: The Commercialization of Port of Long Beach Off-Road Technology Demonstration Project

Testing battery-electric top handlers and yard tractors in active Port of Long Beach terminals to advance zero-emission cargo handling at commercial scale.

Fast-Track Fuel Cell Truck

Deploying fuel cell electric Class 8 trucks to reduce freight emissions while meeting the range and duty-cycle demands of Southern California drayage operations.

Projects

San Joaquin Valley Zero-Emission Cargo Handling Demonstration Project

Deploying battery-electric cargo-handling equipment at the Port of Stockton to validate performance, scalability, and emissions reductions in port and intermodal operations.

San Joaquin Valley Electric Tractor Development & Demonstration

Testing battery-electric tractors and a mobile charging truck in real farm operations to validate performance, reliability, and scalability for agricultural use.

Zero-Emission Hydrogen Ferry Demonstration Project

Validating hydrogen fuel cell propulsion for passenger ferries on San Francisco Bay, demonstrating zero-emission marine transit and informing future applications across commercial and research vessels.

Demonstration of Zero-Emission Technologies for Freight Operations at Ports: Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Top Loader

Demonstrating a fuel cell hybrid electric top loader with high-power wireless charging to reduce emissions from container handling operations at California ports.

C-PORT: The Commercialization of Port of Long Beach Off-Road Technology Demonstration Project

Testing battery-electric top handlers and yard tractors in active Port of Long Beach terminals to advance zero-emission cargo handling at commercial scale.

Fast-Track Fuel Cell Truck

Deploying fuel cell electric Class 8 trucks to reduce freight emissions while meeting the range and duty-cycle demands of Southern California drayage operations.