Early in 2020, Mack Trucks handed the keys to its first fully electric refuse truck to the New York City Department of Sanitation. Equipment Editor Jim Park gives us a tour of the truck and a few early driving impressions.
March 27, 2020
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has added 27 electric utility vehicles to Grand Coulee Dam to cut fossil fuel costs and meet green house gas emission goals for federal agencies. Read the full story here.
November 20, 2015
Volkswagen's 2015 e-Golf breaks the ice as the automaker's first battery-electric vehicle available in the U.S., and provides an EPA-rated driving range of 83 miles. View photos here. Read our driving impressions here.
March 13, 2015
The 2014 BMW i3 is an innovative step forward in EV technology with its carbon fiber, plastic and aluminum structure. View photos here.
March 2, 2015
The City of Chicago's new all-electric refuse truck features a 60-mile range, a payload capacity of nine tons, and 1,000 lbs. per cubic yard of compaction. The vehicle is designed by Motiv Power Systems. To read the full article, click here.
September 17, 2014
The City of Santa Ana, Calif., recently purchased two Firefly essentail services vehicles (ESV) for use in parking meter collection and maintenance. Fleet staff talk about why they chose the vehicle and their thoughts about it.
June 13, 2014
The City of Inglewood is using electric vehicles in its operations.
November 1, 2011