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Taking out the trash, i-MiEV style

Here's an odd little story from Japan today: the battery system that is used in Mitsubishi's i-MiEV electric car is going to get a workout as the driving force for the trash compactor in the Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Company's electric garbage collection truck. Running the compactor off of batteries instead of the truck's engine allows for cleaner, quieter garbage collection, as we've seen before. Mitsubishi says that the i-MiEV's battery will help the truck reduce CO2 emissions by 75 percent. Also, the cost to run the truck is "significantly ... Read more →

So, what's all this (garbage-powered electric truck), then? Sebastian Blanco

Pick up trash, turn it into electricity, power the truck that goes out to pick up more trash. Repeat. That's the idea behind a new Smith Edison Transit electric garbage truck that has just starter ...

City services hit hard by gas prices Jeremy Korzeniewski

Police vehicles, city buses, garbage trucks and the like all use fuel at an alarming rate. When gas prices are as high as they are they begin to put a serious damper on city budgets. In fact, out of ...

Volvo introduces first hybrid garbage truck, works on DME fuel Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click on the image to enlarge Reducing the environmental impact of garbage is anything but a new idea, but what often seems overlooked are the actual vehicles doing the dirty-work of picking up our ...

Allied Waste may pick up your trash with trucks running biodiesel Jeremy Korzeniewski

There are all sorts of environmental problems when it comes to trash. How do we deal with all of the garbage that is thrown out? A great deal of it ends up piled up in landfills while a small portion ...

Taking out the trash, i-MiEV style 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Here's an odd little story from Japan today: the battery system that is used in Mitsubishi's i-MiEV electric car is going to get a workout as the driving force for the trash compactor in the Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Company's electric garbage collection truck. Running the compactor off of batteries ...

So, what's all this (garbage-powered electric truck), then? 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Pick up trash, turn it into electricity, power the truck that goes out to pick up more trash. Repeat. That's the idea behind a new Smith Edison Transit electric garbage truck that has just starter service in Huddersfield in the UK. The truck picks up the rubbish and brings it to a nearby Energy ...

City services hit hard by gas prices 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Police vehicles, city buses, garbage trucks and the like all use fuel at an alarming rate. When gas prices are as high as they are they begin to put a serious damper on city budgets. In fact, out of 132 mayors surveyed by the U.S. Conference of Mayors, ninety percent of them indicate that their ...

Volvo introduces first hybrid garbage truck, works on DME fuel 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image to enlarge Reducing the environmental impact of garbage is anything but a new idea, but what often seems overlooked are the actual vehicles doing the dirty-work of picking up our trash. Volvo's trying to do something about that with hybrid garbage trucks that are currently ...

Allied Waste may pick up your trash with trucks running biodiesel 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

There are all sorts of environmental problems when it comes to trash. How do we deal with all of the garbage that is thrown out? A great deal of it ends up piled up in landfills while a small portion ends up being recycled. Consider, too, the ramifications of needing to pick all that trash up. The ...


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