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Cities to host electric refuse truck trial

02 February 2018
 

The City of London Corporation is to trial what it says is the UK’s first fully electric refuse truck. The 26-tonne vehicle, named Electra and supplied by NRG--Fleet Services, is powered by lithium-ion batteries and can operate in urban environments on short routes for a ten-hour shift. The two-month trial will begin this month. The City of London says the vehicle is due to be trialled by two other cities later this year....

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