By Paul Homewood
h/t Mr GrimNasty
By total coincidence, this news appeared in Brighton this week:
Old rubbish trucks in Brighton and Hove are likely to be replaced with diesel rather than electric vehicles.
The ageing fleet of 53 bin lorries is overdue to be replaced, according to a report going before a Brighton and Hove City Council committee next Tuesday (26 November).
Repeated breakdowns have resulted in extra spending on repairs, replacement vehicle hire and overtime to cover missed work.
Missed collections are also described in the report as “damaging the council’s reputation”.
Diesel is the chosen option as electric refuse collection trucks are expensive and the power drains quickly if the trucks have to go uphill – a necessity in Brighton and Hove.
The electric bin lorries also cost an extra £143,671 each which would mean spending £792 more to save one tonne of CO2.
Cityclean tested bin lorries fitted with electric lifting and compressing gear but these were found to be too slow and unreliable.
Members of the council’s Environment, Transport and Sustainability Committee are being asked to approve a fleet renewal strategy.
Something we often forget about HGVs is that they don’t only need an engine to move them around. They also need to power various equipment. In rubbish trucks it the lifting and compressor gear.
The Green Party are well represented in Brighton, 19 town councillors out of a total of 54, not to mention a Green MP.
Unfortunately bin lorries don’t do politics!
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November 22, 2019 at 01:00PM
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