EV Realty Buys Ontario, California Site for a 9 MW Electric Truck Charging Hub

EV Realty, a developer that builds high-power charging depots purpose-built for heavy-duty electric fleets, has secured another piece of Southern California real estate for its growing network. The company’s newest site sits on Philadelphia Street in Ontario, California, a location it describes as part of the West Coast’s largest warehousing submarket.

The Ontario property was chosen because of how well it lines up with the region’s freight flows. It offers straightforward access to the east-west SR-60 and the north-south I-15, positioning it to serve fleets moving goods for the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach as well as the intermodal yards in Los Angeles and San Bernardino. The site also lies only three miles from Ontario International Airport, which ranks among the top ten cargo airports in the United States and hosts major air freight operations for carriers such as UPS and FedEx. EV Realty expects construction to begin in 2027.

Power availability was central to the deal. EV Realty coordinated with utility Southern California Edison to confirm and reserve the grid capacity required to deliver 9 MW of charging power at the site. Securing that level of electricity is a recurring challenge for developers of heavy-duty charging hubs, and it is a key part of EV Realty’s strategy of acquiring well-located properties that already have adequate grid access.

The Ontario project follows a busy stretch for the company. EV Realty opened a 9 MW truck charging depot in San Bernardino in April, and it plans to break ground later this year on another site near the ports in Torrance. Henrik Holland, a former executive at Prologis and Shell, recently came aboard as President. CEO Patrick Sullivan framed the Ontario acquisition as a milestone for the company’s regional build-out, noting that once the site is online, EV Realty will operate 27 MW of simultaneous truck charging capacity between the ports and the Inland Empire. In his view, that volume of power in the right locations is what allows the transition to electric freight to reach genuine scale.

For fleet operators, the announcement points to a steady expansion of dedicated charging capacity along one of the world’s busiest freight corridors, an area that EV Realty calls the epicenter of truck electrification in the United States.