Greenlane’s flagship facility in Colton, Calif., is set to open April 24. Volvo Open Charge is a digital application that helps drivers of electric trucks locate charging infrastructure. (Greenlane Infrastructure)

Greenlane Infrastructure is set to become the first U.S. partner for Volvo Open Charge, a digital application that helps drivers of electric trucks locate charging infrastructure.

Greenlane, a joint venture created among Daimler Truck North America, equity investor BlackRock and renewable power supplier NextEra Energy to develop and build heavy-duty truck-charging infrastructure, announced the deal with Volvo on April 2. Volvo Trucks North America sells electric versions of its VNR Class 8 truck called the VNR Electric.

Customers of Volvo Open Charge can use the Volvo Connect fleet management system or the Truck Charging app to book chargers at Greenlane facilities, the first of which is set to open in Colton, Calif., in April. Volvo Open Charge customers will not have exclusive access to the Greenlane facilities. The service is already offered globally with other battery-electric commercial vehicles the manufacturer sells.

“Our partnership with Volvo is a first-of-its-kind collaboration to deliver public charging solutions tailored to the needs of medium- and heavy-duty fleets,” Greenlane CEO Patrick Macdonald-King said. “By streamlining the transition to electric fleets, we are providing a future-ready solution that keeps goods and services moving and drives meaningful progress toward zero-emissions freight transportation.”

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The Colton facility is slated to have more than 40 publicly accessible chargers for heavy-, medium- and light-duty battery-electric vehicles initially, with more planned. Beyond the Colton site, Greenlane plans to build charging facilities about 60 to 90 miles apart along the Interstate 15 corridor in California, with the next locations planned for Long Beach, Barstow and Baker. Ultimately, the corridor is expected to stretch 280 miles from southern Nevada to Los Angeles.

The flagship Colton facility is intended for fleets and owner-operators working near the Inland Empire — the major Southern California warehousing hub close to the Port of Long Beach and Los Angeles International Airport.

On March 11, Greenlane unveiled a suite of technology products to support customers.

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The Greenlane Driver app offers drivers real-time information on available refueling stations on their routes, allowing them to make reservations or manage slots booked by fleet managers.

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Greenlane Fleet Portal will allow fleet managers and dispatchers to manage routes for trucks and manage reservations.

The company’s OnRamp APIs and a new website complete the product suite.

“As heavy-duty transportation continues to electrify, we need to address fleet manager and driver pain points. 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,” Macdonald-King said at the time of the announcement.

Eventually, the venture hopes to operate a nationwide network of public refueling facilities for battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles.

The company expects to have up to 20 sites lined up for development by the end of 2025.