SUEZ rolls out first electric vehicle recycling truck in WA

Waste and water management company names first WA site for new electric vehicle recycling truck.

Waste and water management company SUEZ has selected the City of Belmont as the first site in Western Australia for its new fully electric vehicle (EV) recycling truck.

SUEZ state general manager WA Craig Barker said the EV truck is the first of its kind for the company in WA and will be a showcase for the future of waste collection.

“This new generation of waste collection vehicle is only now becoming available here, and we are keen to test this proven technology for our Belmont customers ahead of wider demand from our other council customers,” Barker said.

The EV truck features an Iveco cab chassis fitted with an electric powered drive train fitted by SEA Electric in a SuperiorPak body. The 230kWh battery provides more than 200 kilometre driving range before recharge, which requires a 32-amp, three-phase outlet.

The side-loader EV truck is expected to save approximately 35,000 litres of diesel per year, avoiding around 90 tonnes of carbon emissions annually.

City of Belmont CEO John Christie said the city was excited to be the first in Western Australia to benefit from SUEZ’s new EV truck.

“Reducing carbon emissions is a key element of our City’s Environment and Sustainability Strategy, and innovation in waste management is an important part of this,” Christie said.

“We are delighted that SUEZ’s new zero emissions truck will lead our recycling collections and look forward to seeing it out servicing the community while minimising our environmental impact.

”The new EV truck will be collecting recycling from around the City of Belmont.”

The side-lift EV truck offers the latest in electric/hydraulic waste collection and compaction and is capable of approximately 1200 lifts per day on a single charge.

SUEZ was awarded the collections contract for the City of Belmont in November 2018 and will have its new diesel fleet on the road from March 2019.

The EV truck is expected to commence service in Belmont from June 2019.

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