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Mack Announces Incentives Available for Electric Refuse Truck
Mack Trucks announced the Mack LR Electric model, the OEM’s first fully electric refuse vehicle, is eligible for multiple incentive packages in the United States and Canada, including $120,000 per vehicle through the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project.
These types of incentive programs were created to help improve the total cost of ownership for customers while making the purchase of zero-emission vehicles more cost-effective for customers operating in all market segments, according to the Greensboro, N.C.-based company, a unit of Volvo Group.
Along with the voucher program, the Mack LR Electric is eligible for the following incentive programs:
- MOR-EV Trucks Program, Massachusetts, up to $90,000 per electric vehicle;
- CleanBC Go Electric Specialty Use Vehicle Incentive program, British Columbia, Canada, up to $100,000 per electric vehicle;
- New York City Clean Trucks Program, up to $185,000 per electric vehicle for fleets sized with 15 trucks or less;
- Utah Clean Diesel Program, up to 45% of the total cost of an electric vehicle; and
- Ecocamionnage Program, Quebec, Canada, up to $175,000 per electric vehicle.
The LR Electric would also qualify for many regional grant programs that stimulate the transition to clean transportation, Mack noted in a release.
Fully Electric. Completely Mack. — Mack Trucks (@MackTrucks)
Mack delivered pre-production Mack LR Electric vehicles in 2020 to the New York City Department of Sanitation, the world’s largest sanitation department, and to Republic Services, involved in recycling and non-hazardous solid waste disposal.
Republic is testing the LR Electric model on a residential collection route in Hickory, N.C.
Equipment bodies from various manufacturers are available for the LR Electric, enabling customers to specify the truck to their unique application. — Transport Topics
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