Motiv Power Systems Deploying 2 All-Electric Garbage Trucks In Los Angeles | CleanTechnica

Motiv Power Systems Deploying 2 All-Electric Garbage Trucks In Los Angeles | CleanTechnica
As part of an ongoing demonstration project being funded by the California Energy Commission, Motiv Power Systems will be deploying a further 2 all-electric, zero-emissions garbage trucks in the City of Los Angeles.This news follows the earlier deployment of California’s first all-electric refuse/garbage vehicle (ERV) in Sacramento.The trucks headed to Los Angeles will reportedly possess a payload capacity of 9 tons and 1,000 pounds per cubic yard of compaction, and will be outfitted with battery packs of up to 212 kilowatt-hours (kWh) in size, enough to last through the work day.