The new garbage collector, which costs around $600,000, has a 290 kWh total battery capacity that allows it to hold a charge for about eight hours. The new collector is expected to save around $20,000 in annual fuel costs.
The Kansas Department of Transportation has awarded $2 million to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations along the state's most traveled highways.
Five new battery electric buses will begin rolling through the streets of Barstow after Victor Valley Transit Authority officials delivered the vehicles this week.