It seems like they are also an excellent candidate. Some are fleet vehicles, which means you can plan charging into schedules and routes, and they probably have maintenance contracts.
The potential issue I see is batteries not being sufficient for heavier duty trucks / loads -- the range could be impractical. Also, I have no idea what the power draw for a garbage truck compactor is, but it can't be small.
I guess when it comes down to it a fuel tank only holds so much energy, and if we think we can replace a fuel tank with batteries on another kind of truck with an acceptable loss in range, then maybe we can do the same on a garbage truck. They were burning diesel to run the compactor before, so it may not be much difference.
Wingman4l7|5 years ago
The potential issue I see is batteries not being sufficient for heavier duty trucks / loads -- the range could be impractical. Also, I have no idea what the power draw for a garbage truck compactor is, but it can't be small.
jbeales|5 years ago
On the other hand, it looks like some are about to be used in New Jersey: https://www.government-fleet.com/10122076/jersey-city-to-rec...
I guess when it comes down to it a fuel tank only holds so much energy, and if we think we can replace a fuel tank with batteries on another kind of truck with an acceptable loss in range, then maybe we can do the same on a garbage truck. They were burning diesel to run the compactor before, so it may not be much difference.