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March 24, 2021 02:46 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/24/22347190/con-edison-electric-bucket-truck-lion-ev-nyc-energy
The electric bucket trucks are coming
We’ve seen electric pickup trucks, electric school buses, and even a few electric 18-wheelers. But where are the electric aerial work platform trucks, known colloquially as bucket trucks? Con Edison may have an answer. The energy utility for New York City, and one of the largest energy companies in the US, is teaming up with a Canadian manufacturer to add battery-powered bucket trucks to its fleet by 2022.
ConEd’s fleet isn’t exactly enormous — the utility owns around 300 bucket trucks — but the company hopes to send a signal to manufacturers that the time has come to electrify these types of vehicles.
“Medium- and heavy-duty trucks are more...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/24/22347190/con-edison-electric-bucket-truck-lion-ev-nyc-energy
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