Mayor Mike Johnston spent part of his Monday morning talking trash with second graders at Denver’s Teller Elementary School as the city debuted its first all-electric garbage truck.
Joined by District 10 Councilmember Chris Hinds, Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Executive Director Amy Ford and Teller Elementary School Principal Sabrina Gates, Johnston answered questions from students about the city’s newest electric vehicle, which goes into service this week as part of a 24-month performance test.
While the zero-emissions Mack LR Electric still resembles — and will likely continue to smell like — a garbage truck, Ford said the truck will be put to the test to see how the unit performs in collecting a variety of materials (trash, compost, and recycling) at different times of year…