GCT Wins BC Hydro Award for Vancouver Port Electric Fleet — SkimNews
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- GCT Global Container Terminals won BC Hydro's Luminaries Project of the Year for deploying a 220EV lubrication truck and a 520EV fuel tanker at the Port of Vancouver's Vanterm and Deltaport terminals.
- Peterbilt called the rollout the largest electric equipment deployment at any Canadian terminal, pointing to high idle ratios and ePTO demand at ports as an ideal fit for electric vocational trucks.
- GCT has committed to cutting absolute emissions 45% by 2030 and reaching net zero by 2050 across both terminals, with the electric trucks part of that effort.
- The 220EV offers up to 282 kWh of battery capacity and ~345 hp of continuous power; the heavier-duty 520EV packs 400 kWh and ~535 hp.
- The trucks join Peterbilt 579EV Class 8 electric semis already running under Canada's ELECTRA pilot with five shipping companies, which provides 60-month subsidized leases and charging infrastructure for first-mile container drayage.
Why it matters: Port operations rely on heavy-duty, high-idle equipment that's notoriously hard to electrify. GCT's deployment of two Peterbilt EVs on BC Hydro's grid eliminates tailpipe emissions at the country's largest such rollout and saves the operator money, while feeding real-world data to the ELECTRA pilot guiding future drayage conversions.
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