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NYC Says New Electric Garbage Trucks Are No Match for Wicked New England Weather

New York City officials say the electric garbage trucks it has purchased in the name of combatting climate change cannot do double duty as snowplows — ‘they basically conked out after four hours.’

Derek Gee/the Buffalo News via AP
Workers use heavy equipment to clear snow from Richmond Avenue at Buffalo, New York, on Monday. Derek Gee/the Buffalo News via AP
RUSSELL PAYNE
RUSSELL PAYNE

As the Buffalo, New York, region digs out following a historic snowstorm, lessons are coming in from across the state suggesting that despite advancements in electric vehicles, the future of snow removal is probably diesel.

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RUSSELL PAYNE
RUSSELL PAYNE

Mr. Payne is a political reporter at The New York Sun. He covers a broad range of topics including New York State and New York City.

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