Kenworth electric vehicle grants help customers find and secure funding assistance toward the purchase of Kenworth T680E, K270E, and K370E battery electric vehicles and supporting charging equipment.
Kenworth’s initiative tracks more than 75 federal, state, county, and municipal grant and incentive programs in the US and Canada. Each program has varying requirements as well as eligibility, funding awards, and timelines. The effort supports private and public fleets across a range of industries. This includes drayage operations, municipal services, local pickup and delivery, and regional freight.
ELECTRIFICATION TEAM
The Kenworth Electrification team works closely with each customer to create the best-fit vehicle, EV charging equipment and infrastructure package. The team participates in workgroups as well as seminars with agencies responsible for the various grant programs. Agencies often issue a call for commentary and host workshops to enable OEMs, environmental groups, and customers to voice opinions. These opinions help guide the agency toward a new framework more beneficial for grantees.
“The Kenworth Electrification team fills the ‘voice for the customer’ role during these workshops and open commentary periods and paves the way for fleets and truck operators to obtain access to available funds,” says Jim Walenczak, Kenworth assistant general manager for sales and marketing. “Kenworth already has helped its customers secure $10 million in vehicle and EV supply equipment funding with an additional $1.5 million pending final decisions by various agencies.”
“Through this process, we’ve learned that no two grants are alike, and that by partnering with our customers, we can help simplify the grant and funding process,” says Hank Johnson, Kenworth general sales manager. “Our team is identifying grants as they become available, as well as assisting customers with the funding requirements and applications. Beyond vehicle incentives, Kenworth is also alerting dealers and customers about infrastructure funding and incentives in their local market to help speed up this important component of BEV sales growth.”
PARTNERING AFTER THE PURCHASE
The Kenworth Electrification team will also work with customers during the full life cycle of their BEV fleet. The team will help customers collect and sell Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credits and generate new revenue, Johnson notes.
The comprehensive program is part of the Kenworth Driving To Zero Emissions™ initiative. In addition to the Class 8 T680E, Class 7 K370E, and Class 6 K270E, the program provides EV charging stations.
PACCAR Parts’ EV charging stations maximize coverage of Kenworth electric vehicles with output power from 20 kW to 350 kW. Customers can rely on PACCAR Parts and infrastructure partners to tailor charger solutions to fit needs of any size fleet. EV chargers can be purchased from Kenworth dealers.
Find out more about how Kenworth is Driving To Zero Emissions, visit www.kenworth.com/innovation/zero-emissions.
