In a recent interview, a Mack Trucks exec gave Charged several reasons that garbage trucks represent an ideal use case for EVs, and here’s one more: refuse trucks can be powered by electricity generated by the waste they collect. That’s just what’s going on at the Landmann Way depot in London, where an adjacent waste… Read more »
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Dennis Eagle to supply 40 eCollect electric refuse trucks to Westminster City Council
UK-based refuse truck manufacturer Dennis Eagle has announced that Westminster City Council in Greater London, after extensive trials in 2022, has ordered 40 of the company’s eCollect 27-tonne 6×2 rear-steer vehicles. The vehicles will be operated by global waste-management company Veolia in partnership with Westminster City Council, which has set a goal of reaching net… Read more »
London electric waste-collection fleet is powered by waste it collects
Westminster City Council and French transnational water- and waste-management company Veolia have announced the rollout over the coming weeks of 45 new electric refuse collection trucks, which represents an investment of £20 million. Plans call for eventual replacement of the entire existing fleet of 80 trucks. According to estimates, each EV will reduce CO2 emissions… Read more »
Veolia completes refuse truck vehicle-to-grid trial in the UK
Veolia, a water, energy and waste recycling services multinational headquartered in France, has presented the results of a successful vehicle-to-grid (V2G) trial that enabled two specially designed bidirectional vehicles to be charged and then to discharge 110 kW of energy, or enough to power 110 households for over two hours during peak evening hours. Turbo… Read more »
London street lamps retrofitted as EV chargers
The UK’s proposal to ban petrol cars by 2040 is controversial, but one thing everyone seems to agree on is that a lot more public chargers will be needed, particularly for flat dwellers who have no assigned parking spots. Street lamps could offer a partial solution. German firm Ubitricity is working to adapt some of… Read more »