Motiv Power Systems Deploying 2 All-Electric Garbage Trucks In Los Angeles
October 21st, 2017 by James Ayre
SNIPPET:
As part of an ongoing demonstration project being funded by the California Energy Commission, Motiv Power Systems will be deploying a further 2 all-electric, zero-emissions garbage trucks in the City of Los Angeles.
This news follows the earlier deployment of California’s first all-electric refuse/garbage vehicle (ERV) in Sacramento.
The trucks headed to Los Angeles will reportedly possess a payload capacity of 9 tons and 1,000 pounds per cubic yard of compaction, and will be outfitted with
battery packs of up to 212 kilowatt-hours (kWh) in size, enough to last through the work day.
Considering the great potential for all-electric garbage trucks when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution reductions —
their start-stop operations and heavy weights make them ideal vehicles for regenerative braking — the news is notable. There are perhaps no other operations out there where electric vehicles stand to do so much good as with regard to garbage trucks.
full article:https://cleantechnica.com/2017/10/21/motiv-power-systems-deploying-2-electric-garbage-trucks-los-angeles/