Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donationsThe city Department of Sanitation's goals to become carbon neutral are clashing with the limits of electric-powered vehicles.state’s goal to reduce emissions by 2040
The department has ordered seven electric rear loader garbage trucks, custom-made by Mack and costing more than $523,000 each, with delivery slated for the spring. Used for curbside trash collection, the department’s current rear loader truck fleet runs on diesel and is outfitted with plows to clear streets during snow season.
“We found that they could not plow the snow effectively – they basically conked out after four hours. We need them to go 12 hours,” Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch told the City Council last month. “Given the current state of the technology, I don't see today a path forward to fully electrifying the rear loader portion of the fleet by 2040.
paging elonmusk so he can hurry up and find a CEO for Twitter and get back to Tesla and build us some beefy EV garbage/snowplow trucks
Mother Nature, venting her wrath New York, smack bang in her path No flights, driving snow Howling wind, temps so low All in all, a cruel winter bath.
Shocked