WattEV founded in Long Beach CA by Salim Youssefzadeh to build a 'truck-as-a-service' heavy-duty BEV depot network — vertically integrated solar-+-storage charging stops paired with leased Volvo VNR Electric / Tesla Semi trucks for drayage fleets

WattEV opens Bakersfield CA truck stop on I-5: 26 charging bays incl. MCS-ready stalls, ~25 MW solar+storage onsite — first dedicated public HD truck-charging stop in the United States

Port of Long Beach WattEV charging depot opens; co-funded by CARB and California Energy Commission — second WattEV site, anchors port-drayage fleet conversions tied to ACF compliance

WattEV deploys first Megawatt Charging System (MCS) 1.2 MW charger on a US public site (Bakersfield) — first publicly accessible MCS unit in North America, ~3x faster than Tesla Megacharger v1

WattEV closes $108M Series B (Vitol-led) for Gardena and Carson site expansions; fleet-as-service contracts pass 50 trucks running on Volvo VNR Electric — deepest-pocketed pure-play HD charging operator in California