UAE: Middle East’s first 100% electric waste truck launched in Abu Dhabi

UAE: Middle East’s first 100% electric waste truck launched in Abu Dhabi

The vehicles will be operating in the capital to collect household waste, almost silently with zero tailpipe emissions

By Web Desk Published: Sat 27 May 2023, 12:42 PM

Abu Dhabi Waste Management (Tadweer) has launched the first 100 per cent electric waste truck in the UAE, the first fully electric heavy truck ever launched in Middle East.

The first Renault 100 per cent electric truck will be used by Tadweer, the sole custodian of waste management for Abu Dhabi, to collect household waste in the emirate.

The truck was manufactured by Renault Trucks, under the dealership of Al Masaood, following the signing of an agreement between Tadweer and Al Masaood during the recent EcoWaste Exhibition and Conference.

Being the first heavy truck operating in the region, the Renault Trucks E-tech truck will also run a pilot programme to gauge the vehicle’s performance in the high temperatures of the capital’s summer heat, in addition to addressing logistical challenges such as charging station availability along key routes.

Equipped with a 23 cubic metre capacity Gorica-Farid electric garbage compactor, the Renault Trucks E-Tech D Wide P6x2 will be operating in Abu Dhabi to collect household waste, almost silently with zero tailpipe emissions.

The launch of the Renault E-Tech waste management