Electric Garbage Trucks To Hit The Streets Of Paris In 2011
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Not too long ago we got news of the world’s first electric street sweeper, and now the world’s first electric garbage truck has come along.
The zero-emissions truck features battery system containing five strings of seven battery packs, provided by manufacturer Dow Kokam, which provides around 250 kilowatt hours of power. The truck can reach a top speed of 70 kilometers per hour, can collect nearly 16 tons of garbage, and, according to manufacturer PVI, will eliminate 130 tons of CO2 per truck per year.
“Today’s unveiling of our first fully electric refuse truck, arguably the largest electric truck on the market, is a great accomplishment in vehicle electrification because these trucks place unique and high demands on their operating systems due to specific designs for urban cleaning,” Michel Bouton, CEO of PVI, said.
“The ability to introduce a completely electric truck of this size that doesn’t sacrifice performance or power is due to PVI’s extensive history in vehicle electrification and the selection of Dow Kokam’s advanced lithium polymer battery technology, which provides ready solutions to meet the high performance needs of working trucks operating daily in urban environments.”
The first truck is expected to be deployed just outside of Paris early next year, with a fleet of 11 expected to be on the street by 2011’s end.
Via Wired
