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REVEALED NORTH TEXAS FIRST FULLY IMPLEMENTED ALL ELECTRIC TRASH AND RECYCLING TRUCK.ALL ELECTRIC TRUCKS DO NOT PRODUCE CARBON EMISSIONS THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO CLEANER AIR.
IT WILL ALSO REDUCE OPERATIONAL COSTS TRADITIONALLY SPENT ON FUEL AND MAINTENANCE.
THE NEW TRUCK CAN SERVE 1100 HOMES ON A SINGLE CHARGE, THE SAME NUMBER OF HOMES AS A TRADITIONAL COLLECTION TRUCK, WHILE PROVIDING A LIST OF ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS, REDUCED EMISSIONS, CLEANER AIR, AND EVEN REDUCTION IN NOISE POLLUTION IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT THIS TRUCK WILL SERVE.
THE TRUCK IS THE LATEST ADDITION TO PLANOS CLEAN FLEET OF 22 VEHICLES THAT USE ALTERNATIVE HO OF FUEL, INCLUDING PROPANE, ELECTRIC, AND HYBRIDS.
THE CITY IS WORKING ON SECURING A SECOND ALL ELECTRIC TRUCK TO PICK UP TRASH AND RECYCLABLES.
NOT ONLY ARE WE MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT, WE ARE ALSO LOWERING EMISSIONS, WHILE SAVING DOLLARS ON FUEL AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.
THE NEW ALL ELECTRIC COLLECTION TRUCKS, THAT'S A NEW STANDARD FOR THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL FLEET IN TERMS OF SUSTAINABILITY AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT.
IT'S YET ANOTHER REASON WHY PLANO IS THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE.