Ontario Airport Gets $4.15M FAA Grant for Electric Ground Support Fleet
Summary
Ontario International Airport received a $4.15 million FAA VALE grant to expand electric ground support equipment, covering 75% of charging infrastructure costs at Terminals 2 and 4. This third grant in three years supports cleaner airport operations by cutting fuel use from baggage vehicles and ground power units.
California’s Ontario International Airport (ONT) has been awarded a $4.15-million VALE grant from the FAA to expand its fleet of electric ground support equipment (GSE).
Ground support equipment (the nifty little vehicles you see at airports, shuttling luggage around and towing planes) presents an excellent use case for EVs: short distances, heavy loads, depot charging always at hand.
The Federal Voluntary Airport Low Emissions (VALE) grant program helps airports reduce emissions by funding eligible projects. ONT’s latest award follows previous VALE grants supporting the airport’s ground power unit (GPU) and pre-conditioned air (PCAir) projects. These investments reduce the need for aircraft and ground equipment to burn fuel while parked at the terminal, supporting cleaner and more efficient airport operations.
The $4,147,752 grant will cover 75% of the $5.53-million cost of installing electric ground support equipment (eGSE) charging infrastructure at Terminals 2 and 4.
“This latest investment by the FAA is a tremendous vote of confidence in the work we are doing to build a more sustainable Ontario International Airport,” explains Atif Elkadi, CEO of the Ontario International Airport Authority. “Three VALE grants in three years represents meaningful progress, and this latest award will allow us and our airline partners to continue reducing emissions.”
Source: Ontario International Airport via Electrek
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