Greenlane launches EV charging app for truck drivers

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Greenlane has released an app to help drivers find available electric truck charging stations, the company announced last week.

The app provides real-time information on available charging stations along drivers’ routes, allowing them to reserve charging slots or manage reservations made by fleet managers. It is part of a digital technology suite rolled out by the electric truck charging infrastructure joint venture of Daimler Truck North America, NextEra Energy and Blackrock’s Global Infrastructure Partners.

Other features include a fleet portal and a smart software interface, part of Greenlane’s ongoing development of its I-15 commercial EV charging corridor in California, according to the announcement.

“As heavy-duty transportation continues to electrify, we need to address fleet manager and driver pain points,” Greenlane CEO Patrick Macdonald-King said in the announcement. “One of our visions has long been to provide the truck stop of the future, and a big part of that starts with seamless planning and logistics technology and connecting these technologies to existing systems companies already have in place via Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).”

The technology upgrades allow for easy white labeling, network roaming and third-party integration, a spokesperson said in an email. Greenlane simultaneously debuted a new website to enhance customer experience and better showcase its offerings.

“This launch reflects what’s in store for the industry as we help shape the future of freight travel, making the transition easier,” Macdonald-King said.

The joint venture has vowed to push forward with its electric truck charging development despite headwinds from the Trump administration, which last week began the process of rolling back emissions rules aimed at encouraging EV adoption in the trucking and automotive industries. 

A previous shift in the EV charging policy landscape came the week before President Donald Trump returned to office in January, when California withdrew a waiver request to implement the strictest emissions rules in the country.

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