b'26American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(APPROACHEScontin- two hours a day. ued from page 24) BYD,headquarteredin renewablesourcesin2021,Shenzhen, China, was founded throughacombinationofas a battery company in 1995, renewableelectricitycertifi- and also manufactures lines of catestradeableinstrumentselectriccars,buses,forklifts, whichindicatethatelectric- and rail systems. The compa-itygeneratedfromrenew- nys North American division ableenergyresourceswasis headquartered in Los Ange-fedintothesharedsystemles,anditoperatesamanu-ofpowerlinesandon-sitefacturing facility in Lancaster, generation,intheformofCalifornia. solar power, which currentlyBYDs vehicles are pow-provides 20% of the Modestoered by the companys propri-facilitysdailyenergyuse.etaryECC32iron-phosphate The company has also deployedtechnology,whichusesa sevendual-heademployeebatterychemistrythatis electric vehicle charging sta- nontoxic,and,accordingto tions capable of charging upthecompany,providestheFrito-Lay installed a one-megawatt solar carport with energy storage, which doubles the amount of solar generation to 14 vehicles at one time.industrys longest lasting bat- capacity at the facility by supplementing the sites one-megawatt of rooftop solar panels.WeareusingModestotery power source. Last year, as our proof of concept, saidBYDintroduceda7,000-Steve Hanson, senior directorpoundelectricforkliftpow-of fleet operations, engineer- ered by ECC32 technology. ing,andsustainabilityforBesides replacing its diesel Frito-Lay.ItisshowingusyardtractorswiththeBYD how we put this all togethertrucks, Frito-Lay replaced all and make it robust and reli- ofthedieselvehiclesatthe able so it can meet the needsModesto site. It now uses 12 of the business.Crownlithium-ionelectric forklifts in the warehouse and i n THeB eginning : Bydon the docks and six 220EV e lecTricy ardT racTors Peterbiltelectricboxtrucks The story begins in 2019,fordistributingproductsto whenFrito-Layacquiredlocal retailers. A fleet of 38 threeBYD(BuildYourVolvo VNL compressed natu-Dreams)8Yelectricyardral gas tractors handles larger tractors.Eachyardtractorlocal and regional shipments, operates 20 hours per day andand,earlierthisyear,Frito-moves over 150 trailers while(APPROACHEScontin-requiringchargingforonlyued on page 28) The Frito-Lay Modesto site is one of the largest of the companys facilities in the U.S., with half a million square feet.EXPANDING CAPACITY TOFL RID SO ADISTRIBUTIONHUBNo congestion Expanded terminal capacity with plenty of room for growthTampa/Orlando I-4 Corridor: 400 million SFMultiple round-trip truck deliveries per day from Port to of distribution center space distribution centersE-commerce, consumer goods, perishablesNew and expanded container services with Central and building materials America, Mexico and AsiaWWW.PORTTB.COM'