Out of all the new trucks, demos, rentals, and other equipment, never would I have ever thought we'd be running a Mack Amrep again. Definitely a major improvement from the white demo Peterbilts we got, featured here: [ Ссылка ]. Talking with our fleet manager I learned that Mack was chosen over Peterbilt for this unit specifically because of Mack's known establishment in the electric market. Mack was probably the first manufacturer that had an electric chassis. With that reason, it leads me to think it's the same exact reason LA purchased the fully-LNG Macks back in late 2005.
Although the arm is on the slower side, this was definitely the best electric Amrep I've seen so far. This was it's third day running a route, as there was plenty of preparation before sending it out. Unfortunately, I was only to get this amount of footage. Both times that we found the truck, it was finishing the route, going to the dump, and returning to the yard to charge. Not sure how long the battery life is, but it definitely seems like it would be a problem down the line if the city wants to run it the whole day.
The truck needs a tag axle because of the position of the battery behind the cab. This causes the body to be positioned farther away from the cab, and instead of leaving a huge gap between the tailgate and chassis, a tag axle solves that issue. If I'm remembering correctly, the truck can do about 6-7 tons of trash. Let me know if there are any questions in the comments, and let me know what you guys think.
