{"id":6941,"date":"2021-03-08T08:11:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T07:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesmartcityjournal.cibeles.net\/sin-categoria\/aci-launches-first-in-nation-zero-emissions-delivery-zone-with-city-of-santa-monica-and-partners-including-nissan-ikea\/"},"modified":"2021-03-08T07:48:43","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T06:48:43","slug":"aci-launches-first-in-nation-zero-emissions-delivery-zone-with-city-of-santa-monica-and-partners-including-nissan-ikea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thesmartcityjournal.com\/en\/cities\/aci-launches-first-in-nation-zero-emissions-delivery-zone-with-city-of-santa-monica-and-partners-including-nissan-ikea","title":{"rendered":"ACI Launches First-In-Nation Zero Emissions Delivery Zone With City of Santa Monica and Partners Including Nissan, IKEA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Policy and Technology Innovations Include Curb Management, EV LastMile Delivery<\/em><\/p>\n

Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) and the City of Santa Monica have officially launched and deployed a first-in-the-nation Zero Emissions Delivery Zone<\/a> (ZE Delivery Zone) within a one-square-mile voluntary zone by partnering with tech and delivery companies and community organizations. <\/strong>The concept for the Santa Monica ZE Delivery Zone was generated by LACI\u2019s Transportation Electrification Partnership<\/a> (TEP). TEP includes local government officials, utilities, state regulators, automakers, industry leaders, labor, and startups working together to reduce air pollution in the greater Los Angeles region by accelerating transportation electrification and zero emissions goods movement in advance of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the explosion of last-mile delivery<\/strong> of goods and food during the pandemic, the zero-emissions delivery zone in Santa Monica will help us both advance policy and technology solutions needed to reduce air & climate pollution, noise, and congestion while creating a blueprint for other cities to follow,\u201d said Matt Petersen, CEO of LACI and Chair of TEP<\/strong>. \u201cIn addition to helping advance the bold goals of the Transportation Electrification Partnership, the pilot will also help unlock innovation from startup entrepreneurs, strengthen local small businesses, and grow the green workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n

“To reduce and ultimately eliminate our carbon emissions, we need to look at all aspects of the transportation sector. This pilot with LACI will use smaller and cleaner technologies to deliver goods instead of the large diesel-fueled trucks we’re used to seeing on our streets,\u201d said Santa Monica Mayor Sue Himmelrich.<\/strong> \u201cBeyond reducing carbon and congestion, the added bonus is that restaurants can keep higher margins of sales on delivered food items. This is coming at a critical moment in our recovery and we look forward to new insights on zero-emissions delivery and the possibilities beyond our one square mile test zone.” <\/p>\n

\u201cAt IKEA, we believe in a zero-emission transportation future. The Santa Monica ZEDZ pilot program will offer an opportunity to showcase the demand for zero-emissions delivery and serve as an example to other retailers and cities looking for a model to replicate. Groundbreaking solutions begin with a simple idea, and we are excited to showcase these solutions with this pilot program,\u201d said Steve Moelk from the Ikea Group<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

What Others are Saying about the ZE Delivery Zone
<\/strong>Several other elected officials, major delivery partners, startup tech providers, and community groups also celebrated the launch of the ZE Delivery Zone–see what they\u2019re all saying here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Who is Participating in the ZE Delivery Zone so far?
<\/strong>The pilot zone brings together over 15 partners including Ikea<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>Axlehire<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>Guayaki<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>Alsco Uniforms<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>Foodcycle<\/strong><\/a>,<\/strong> Shopify<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>and REEF Technologies<\/strong><\/a> to voluntarily deploy and test zero-emission modes for last-mile delivery in Santa Monica\u2019s Downtown, Main Street and Ocean Park neighborhoods. The tech providers include LACI startups Automotus<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>Maxwell Vehicles<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>Circuit<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>and FreeWire<\/strong><\/a> as well as collaborations with Coco<\/strong><\/a>, Kiwibot<\/strong><\/a>, Tortoise<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>Rollo<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>Blue Systems<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>Fluid Truck<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>Motiv Power Systems<\/strong><\/a>, Nissan<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>ROUSH CleanTech<\/strong><\/a>,<\/strong> and Lighting eMotors<\/strong><\/a>.  <\/p>\n

How will the ZE Delivery Zone Work?<\/strong>
To support the current pilot participants and encourage others to join, the ZE Delivery Zone will provide priority curb access for zero-emission delivery vehicles in select loading areas in the zone. Technology from Automotus<\/a> will: monitor and analyze all vehicle activity in each curb zone while protecting privacy; collecting anonymized data for studying the impact on delivery efficiency, safety, congestion, and emissions; and making real-time parking availability data available to ZE Delivery Zone drivers. <\/p>\n

How will the ZE Delivery Zone help Achieve TEP\u2019s Targets? <\/strong><\/p>\n

To achieve the Zero Emissions 2028 Roadmap targets<\/a>, LACI and TEP members–of which Santa Monica & Nissan are members–have advocated for policies such as zero-emissions zones, congestion pricing, & reducing vehicle miles traveled. To help reach these targets the Santa Monica ZE Delivery Zone will:<\/p>\n