BYD delivers electric refuse truck to Waste Resources

Los Angeles-based Build Your Dreams (BYD) recently announced it had delivered a BYD 8R Class 8 automated side loader (ASL) all-electric collection truck to Gardena, California-based Waste Resources to serve its customers in the city of Carson, California.

According to the company, this vehicle is the first all-electric refuse truck in residential collection operation in Southern California. The heavy-duty truck features BYD’s propriety electric propulsion system designed specifically for refuse collection.

The truck features a cab, chassis and propulsion system built by BYD, and an ASL body built by Amrep, an Ontario-based Wastequip company.

“Waste Resources is a forward-thinking company that is embracing zero-emission technology for the benefit of the communities it serves,” BYD Director of Business Development, Electric Trucks, John Gerra says. “And we’re very happy with the great work that Amrep does to help provide our customers with state-of-the-art zero-emission electric trucks.”

“Amrep has earned a reputation for its unsurpassed and personal service, listening to customers and standing by its products,” Eric Mattson, Amrep vice president and general manager, says. “Partnering with BYD on this electric truck is further evidence of our being in tune with the market and giving customers what they want and need.”

In addition to the BYD 8R, Waste Resources has placed orders for an additional three units including another 8R Class 8 and two 6R Class 6 electric refuse trucks.

According to the company, BYD electric trucks are clean and quiet, offering less vibration than conventional trucks. Additionally, BYD says since its vehicles have fewer moving parts compared with carbon-burning trucks, they are easier to maintain and more cost-effective to operate.