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Allegheny County is home to the first electric street sweeper in the U.S.
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The municipality has started using electric sweepers. The rechargeable cars replace the carts that currently run on diesel. A total of 89 cars need to be replaced, and the first thirteen are due today. However, it will take at least five years before all cars are switched to electric. "First of all, it is good for the city, because it is emission-free. But also for the employees, because the new cars are much more comfortable and have better vis…
Allegheny County is home to the first electric street sweeper in the U.S.
Residents of Homestead, Munhall, Duquesne and 16 other municipalities can expect an oft-overlooked public service to roll through their neighborhoods more quietly this summer. In May, the Steel Rivers Council of Governments received its new Elgin 100% Electric Broom Bear Street Sweeper, replacing one of the two 2006 diesel models that previously made up its fleet. An Allegheny County Clean Air Fund grant paid for the $748,000 vehicle. Steel Rive…
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