Artificial intelligence (AI) and social media giant Meta will purchase zero-emission trucking capacity from Nevoya, an electric truckload carrier, to offset the emissions of its business activities, the firms said Thursday.
Nevoya announced the multi-year agreement with Meta that support the deployment of 25 Class 8 battery-electric trucks on the Interstate 10 (I-10) between San Bernardino, California and Phoenix, Arizona. The deal includes bringing online electric trucking charging infrastructure with the 25 deployed trucks’ charging matched 100% with renewable energy certificates.
According to Nevoya, Meta’s purchase is not tied to the physical transport of Meta’s own goods. Rather, companies purchase environmental attribute certificates (EACs) to address emissions associated with their value chains, including logistics. The agreement helps scale electric trucking in a region central to Meta’s infrastructure, with the I-10 being a key route for moving data center construction materials across the southern United States…