Miami-Dade County Executives Introduce the Mack® LR Electric Model to Community
MIAMI, Florida - (Oct. 5, 2022) –
CAPTION: Miami-Dade County executives recently introduced the Mack® LR Electric refuse vehicle it purchased to help the County improve resiliency and sustainability. The Mack LR Electric is Miami-Dade’s first heavy-duty electric vehicle purchase for its fleet. Assembled at Lehigh Valley Operations (LVO), where all Mack Class 8 vehicles for North America and export are assembled, the Mack LR Electric offers zero tailpipe emissions, improved sustainability and a quieter vehicle for refuse collection. Mack recently announced a target of 35 percent of its global sales will be fully electric by 2030, which the Mack LR Electric will help fulfill. The Miami-Dade Mack LR Electric is an automated side loader. For more information about the Mack LR Electric, please visit your local Mack dealer or www.macktrucks.com.
CAPTION: Miami-Dade County executives recently introduced the Mack® LR Electric refuse vehicle it purchased to help the County improve resiliency and sustainability. Pictured left to right is Olga Espinosa-Anderson, Miami-Dade Department of Solid Waste Management (DSWM) assistant director of disposal operations; Gayle Love, DSWM senior division director, public information and outreach division; U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson; Miami-Dade County Commissioner Eileen Higgins; Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava; DSWM Director Mike Fernandez; and Darren Jane, Mack Trucks district sales manager. The Mack LR Electric is Miami-Dade’s first heavy-duty electric vehicle purchase for its fleet. Assembled at Lehigh Valley Operations (LVO), where all Mack Class 8 vehicles for North America and export are assembled, the Mack LR Electric offers zero tailpipe emissions, improved sustainability and a quieter vehicle for refuse collection. Mack recently announced a target of 35 percent of its global sales will be fully electric by 2030, which the Mack LR Electric will help fulfill. The Miami-Dade Mack LR Electric is an automated side loader. For more information about the Mack LR Electric, please visit your local Mack dealer or www.macktrucks.com.