Motiv Power Systems brings the country’s second all-electric refuse truck to Sacramento
The city of Sacramento has ordered an all-electric automated left-side loader garbage truck powered by Motiv Power Systems’ scalable and modular All-Electric Powertrain. The Electric Refuse Vehicle (ERV) will be built on a Crane Carrier chassis, and the body will be built by Loadmaster. The city of Sacramento aims to run the ERV on residential and
Motiv Power Systems, Morgan Olson build all-electric van
Motiv Power Systems and Morgan Olson are collaborating to provide an all-electric option for Morgan Olson’s “Route Star” walk-in van, built on the Ford F59 chassis. The first all-electric walk-in van was recently delivered to AmeriPride Services’ Vernon, Calif. facility. Within the next year, this facility will be utilizing the all-electric Route Star walk-in van
Sparking electric-powered powertrain adoption
Despite currently record-low fuel prices, emissions, anti-idling and noise regulations are driving medium-duty fleets to consider alternative fuels for their transportation needs. In particular, for operations with local multi-stop routes covering less than 100 miles a day, interest continues to grow in electric-powered delivery and work trucks. According to Motiv Power Systems, approximately one-third of the
All-electric garbage truck hits the road in Chicago
The City of Chicago is now home to its first and only all-electric garbage truck. Designed by Motiv Power Systems, the Electric Refuse Vehicle, or ERV, was made possible using Motiv’s modular, plug-and-play electric Powertrain Control System (ePCS) technology and in collaboration with Chicago’s existing refuse truck vendors. The City of Chicago is currently running
