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NZ Electric Rubbish Truck Shows the Way
NZ Electric Rubbish Truck Shows the Way
GWRC Councillor
Drives the Future
On the road to sustainable
transport, Greater Wellington Regional Councillor Paul
Bruce, got behind the wheel of New Zealand's battery
electric rubbish truck.
The truck featured at an
Energise Õtaki event at which respected Business Journalist
Rod Oram told the audience that sustainable business is the
way of the future.
The ZEV 9000 New Zealand
manufactured truck, owned and operated by the Kapiti Coast
District Council, has been on the road for over two years
and has travelled over 50,000kms in that time.
"The
truck proves the concept and the maturity of heavy electric
vehicles," says Andrew Rushworth, Managing Director of Zero
Emsission Vehicles, the Palmerston North based company that
designed and built the truck.
"The ZEV 9000 drive and
power systems are part of a common platform used on all ZEV
trucks and buses up to 25 tonnes gross weight."
With
Wellington city looking to scrap their electric trolley
buses, Councillor Bruce's experience behind the wheel has
shown him that electric is a sustainable future for
Wellington City transport, and that battery electric is here
now.
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