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Two more Mack LR Electric garbage trucks hit the road in Ontario (electrek.co)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Municipal waste collection seems like the perfect usecase for electrification. Low speed and frequent stops.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Low speed and frequent stops.

Also periodic forced "return to base" (truck is full), which presents an obvious opportunity to recharge.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Perhaps battery swapping tech for larger vehicles makes sense, depending on the usecase.

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