Mack Trucks is putting its LR Electric refuse hauler to wider use in New York’s boroughs with an order of seven of the near-silent and emission-free trucks.
The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) order is the first Mack has publicly announced. Electrifying the refuse hauler is Mack’s signature move into electric vehicles. Volvo Group sibling Volvo Trucks North America has announced several orders from its Class 8 VNR Electric daycab.
“Customer interest in the Mack LR Electric is very strong, especially among environmentally conscious refuse customers looking for all the benefits our industry-leading Mack LR provides, plus Mack’s zero-emission, fully integrated electric drivetrain,” Scott Barraclough, Mack’s senior product manager for e-mobility, told FreightWaves.
Mack provided an LR Electric to DSNY for testing in September 2020. The department collects about 12,000 tons of refuse and recyclables daily with more than 6,000 vehicles. The majority of those are Mack trucks.
Performing well
“The Mack LR Electric demonstrator is performing well, and we look forward to when we have one in each of our city’s zones,” DSNY Commissioner Edward Grayson said in a press release.
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