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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 ...

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 ...

Advanced Plasma Power technology converts garbage into gas Dane Muldoon

As recently as January we reported on plasma vaporisation technology capable of turning organic waste material into hydrogen and carbon monoxide, a mixture called synthesis gas, or syn-gas, that can ...

Taking out the trash, i-MiEV style 1 month 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 ...

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 ...

Advanced Plasma Power technology converts garbage into gas 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

As recently as January we reported on plasma vaporisation technology capable of turning organic waste material into hydrogen and carbon monoxide, a mixture called synthesis gas, or syn-gas, that can be used as a fuel or as a valuable feedstock in further chemical processes. The company in question ...


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