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Long Beach Council asks city manager to seek accelerated transition to zero-emission refuse trucks, report back in 90 days
Summary
The City Council approved a motion directing the city manager to explore strategies and incentives for accelerating the transition of private and city-owned refuse trucks to zero-emission vehicles and to report back within 90 days. Councilmembers emphasized air quality, job creation and infrastructure planning.
Long Beach City Council voted Feb. 11 to ask the city manager to develop strategies to accelerate the transition to zero-emission refuse trucks for both private haulers and the city fleet, and to return to council with a report within 90 days.
Councilmember Cindy Allen, who sponsored the motion with Mayor Rex Richardson and Vice Mayor Roberto Yuranga, said the South Coast Air Basin faces among the worst ozone and air quality problems in the nation and that electrifying heavy-duty refuse trucks would reduce local pollution and public-health risks. "Battery electric vehicles produce zero emissions, which…
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