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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — Cambridge's Department of Public Works added an electric garbage truck to it's fleet.
The orange mack truck started making it's way around Cambridge neighborhoods recently, and first impressions seem to be positive.
"Just not having engine noise, it drives the same," said Environmental Services manager John Fitzgerald. "It's very quiet, it runs smoother on the road, you have no vibration to deal with at all, all you're going to hear is that pump, and there's an air pump for the brakes and that's it."
According to DPW Commissioner Kathy Watkins, the department's goal is to replace the entire fleet of 13 trucks with their electric counterparts by 2035.
"We have two more that will be on the road in early January, and then we have funding for a fourth vehicle," said Commissioner Watkins, expressing her excitement in their planning moving forward.
The commissioner also mentioned that these trucks are a key part of meeting the city's emissions goals.
WBZ NewsRadio's Madison Rogers (@madisonwbz) reports.
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