Motiv also offers a remote real-time data system to monitor vehicle performance. Another customer is California’s Kings Canyon School District, which has ordered four ePCS-powered electric school buses. The ePCS is installed as a ship-through modification, enabling electrification with minimal changes between fossil fuel and electric versions of the vehicles. A three-phase 60 kW on-board charger delivers a full charge in 8 hours.Ĭalifornia-based Motiv’s electric Powertrain Control System (ePCS) is designed to electrify any truck or bus chassis with a variety of commercially-available battery packs and motors. The ten battery packs have a total capacity of 200 kWh, which supplies 60 miles of range and 70 compaction cycles. Total power is 280 kW (375 hp), and top speed is 50 mph. It has a gross weight of 60,000 lbs and a capacity of 9 tons or 20 cubic yards of refuse. Harness 75 years of severe-service truck technology with the most durable, hard-working electric truck on the streets today. The ERV is a Class 8 truck with a Loadmaster Excel-S rear loader body and a Crane Carrier chassis. The City of Chicago has placed a purchase order with Motiv Power Systems for up to $13.4 million to supply 20 electric garbage trucks. Posted Septemby Charles Morris & filed under Newswire, The Vehicles. As the technology continues to improve and the infrastructure for charging electric vehicles continues to expand, it is likely that we will see a growing number of electric refuse trucks on the roads in the coming years.Chicago orders 20 electric garbage trucks But this sturdy three-axle truck with a gross vehicle weight of up to 27 tonnes more than holds its own in demanding urban transportation assignments like waste collection, light construction transportation and deliveries. In conclusion, electric refuse trucks are expected to be the wave of the future due to their environmental benefits, lower operating costs, improved performance, quieter operation, and government incentives. It takes a lot to keep the city on its feet. This is part of a broader effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality.
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