In addition to the environmental and employee health benefits provided by a zero-emission vehicle, the city anticipates significant savings in fuel purchases and vehicle maintenance.
The City of Ocala, Fla., will add five Class 8 battery-electric refuse trucks to its fleet, making it one of the first cities in Florida to adopt BYD’s zero-emission technology.
The state selected three models for the contract, which is administered by the California Department of General Services (DGS).
Five all-electric rear loader collection trucks will go to work on normal daily collection routes, providing regular zero-emission collection services for the New Jersey city.
Electric vehicle manufacturer BYD says it has created the world’s largest PPE face-mask plant, producing 50 million masks per day to help meet the demand for face masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Build Your Dreams (BYD) delivered a BYD 8R Class 8 Automated Side Loader (ASL) all-electric collection truck to Waste Resources, a heavy-duty truck with an electric-propulsion system designed specifically for refuse collection.
BYD to deliver two Class-8 battery-electric trucks to Recology, first electric refuse trucks to operate in Pacific Northwest Region.
Build Your Dreams (BYD) was selected by the Utah Clean Cities Coalition (UCC) to showcase its Class 6 electric refuse hauler.
The first all-electric automated side loader refuse truck from BYD was presented to the City of Palo Alto, Calif., and GreenWaste, the city's waste hauler service provider.
The City of Los Angeles Sanitation has completed its battery-electric refuse truck demonstration project with BYD and Wayne Engineering. This demo vehicle logged more than 5,200 miles and drove up to 108 miles per day.