BYD Refuse Truck Delivered to Calif. City
Build Your Dreams (BYD) delivered a BYD 8R Class 8 Automated Side Loader (ASL) all-electric collection truck to Waste Resources, a heavy-duty truck with an electric-propulsion system designed specifically for refuse collection.
In addition to the first BYD 8R recently delivered to Waste Resources, the company has placed orders for three additional units including another 8R Class 8 and two 6R Class 6 Electric Refuse Trucks.
Photo courtesy of BYD
BYD (Build Your Dreams) delivered a BYD 8R Class 8 Automated Side Loader (ASL) all-electric collection truck to Waste Resources to serve its customers in the City of Carson, Calif. This vehicle is the first all-electric refuse truck in residential collection operation in Southern California, according to the manufacturer. The heavy-duty truck features BYD’s propriety electric-propulsion system designed for refuse collection.
Waste Resources’ new truck features cab, chassis, and propulsion system built by BYD and an ASL body made by Amrep, a Wastequip company.
“Waste Resources is a forward-thinking company that is embracing zero-emission technology for the benefit of the communities it serves,” said John Gerra, BYD director of Business Development, Electric Trucks. “And we’re happy with the great work that Amrep does to help provide our customers with state-of-the-art zero-emission electric trucks.”
As the waste industry moves to become increasingly sustainable, zero-emission electric trucks are the future of the industry, according to BYD. In addition to the first BYD 8R recently delivered to Waste Resources, the company has placed orders for three additional units, including another 8R Class 8 and two 6R Class 6 Electric Refuse Trucks.
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