COR Disposal and Recycling, along with Portland General Electric, unveiled Oregon’s first electric garbage truck on Thursday. The zero-emissions truck, which was mostly funded through PGE’s Drive ...

Oregon's first fully electric garbage truck returns from a test run on a night route in outer Northeast Portland. The truck takes three hours to charge after each shift. The truck drove like a hulking ...

James Conner, a driver with COR Disposal & Recycling, makes final checks in the cabin of the Peterbilt 520 EV Oregon s first fully electric garbage truck before taking it out on a test run in outer ...

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Battle Motors invited us out to Irwindale Speedway to drive its powerful electric garbage trucks around the racetrack, and we came away dreaming of quieter, cleaner neighborhoods that feel like ...

Louisville residents can now expect an electric vehicle to haul away the contents of their curbside recycling and trash bins. The city held a “ribbon cutting” Tuesday for a new all-electric ...

Miami-Dade County will use the Mack LR Electric, its first heavy-duty EV, in its efforts toward sustainability. The truck will be powered by electricity generated by garbage from the county’s waste ...

Lunaz, a British electric vehicle startup better known for electrifying classic cars, has revealed a garbage truck with a quick-swap battery pack that can be replaced in 10 minutes. The upcycled truck ...

Nikola (NKLA) announced that the company and a partner have canceled a deal to make electric garbage trucks, and the reason they gave is basically that it is too hard. Earlier this year, Nikola, which ...

Whirlpool agreed to buy Insinkerator, Emerson Electric Co.’s garbage-disposal business, in a $3 billion transaction. The all-cash deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year, subject ...