HOW TO PREPARE NOW FOR FUTURE OF ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT Four things fleet managers should consider before going electric BY KAREN SCALLY
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future with electric construction equipment is coming, and Dave Bolderoff says fleet managers need to be taking steps now to make sure they’re ready for it. As the fleet manager for the Los Angeles County Sanitation District, Bolderoff has helped cut their reliance on fossil fuels by 42 percent over the past year with the use of renewable fuels and integration of about 50 light-duty electric vehicles. In 2021, the department is planning to pilot a handful of heavy-duty battery-powered trucks in various vocational applications. Granted, he is in California, where emissions regulations will push heavy equipment fleets to adopt machines that are
Dave Bolderoff, fleet manager for the Los Angeles County Sanitation District. SOURCE: DAVE BOLDEROFF
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