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Electric garbage truck ‘on trial’ in Blacktown

By intouch * posted 02-09-2020 20:29

  

Blacktown City Council is running an electric garbage truck trial in an effort to reduce noise and emissions associated with street cleaning and waste collection.

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“Earlier this year, Council committed to a target of zero-net emissions by 2030 for our operational electricity, fuel and gas use,” says Blacktown City Mayor Tony Bleasdale.

The trial vehicle is a Hino FE truck fitted with an SAE electric motor and battery, both manufactured in Australia, that comes complete with a 10 cubic metre rear loading waste compactor.

“This electric truck creates just 17 per cent of the carbon dioxide emissions that a similar diesel truck would produce,” says Bleasdale. “Council is in the process of doubling its rooftop solar energy generation and has a target of 100 per cent renewable electricity use for our operations by 2025, making the electric garbage truck a perfect fit for our strategy.”

The mayor says that, so far, the council’s drivers have been impressed with the quietness and ease of operation of the electric truck. “We anticipate that Council will add more electric and alternate fuel vehicles to our fleet in the near future,” Bleasdale says.

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