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Originally Posted by fud2468
Maybe garbage trucks could benefit too.
In cities, with stops 50-100 feet apart, engines rev up for a few seconds, then brakes are jammed on for the next stop. Regenerative braking seems like a no-brainer.
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Last month I read in an "insiders' garbage magazine" that somewhere in Western Europe (Holland? Belgium?) a hybrid garbage truck is being tested. Using batteries, and switching from hydraulic to electric power for all the loading apparatus (apparatuses? apparatii??), not only saves fuel, but also greatly reduces noise and emissions.
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