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 ...

The humble garbage run is getting a high-tech overhaul. From robot trash haulers that arrive on demand to electric trucks designed to silence the morning clatter of diesel engines, waste collection is ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Almost a year after Oregon announced its commitment to zero-emission vehicles, the state’s first all-electric garbage truck has hit the streets of Downtown Portland. On ...

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Dozens of New Jersey communities, school districts and private companies will soon be able to replace some of their diesel-burning school buses, garbage trucks and other heavy vehicles with electric ...

After I had such a good time pretending to operate my own private fire service with the mini electric fire truck I found last week, I think I’ll stick with the municipal services for just a bit longer ...