Clean rubbish collection: Hampshire welcomes electric refuse trucks

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New pilot project aims to prove feasibility of electrifying the recycling and refuse fleet for Basingstoke and Deane, Hart and Rushmoor

Fully electric waste and recycling lorries will soon be hitting the roads in Hampshire, as part of a pilot scheme between joint venture partners e-fleet solutions operator VEV, public service provider...

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