NYC Says New Electric Garbage Trucks Are No Match for Wicked New England Weather

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New York City officials say the electric garbage trucks it has purchased in the name of combatting climate change cannot do double duty as snowplows — 'they basically conked out after four hours.'

Workers use heavy equipment to clear snow from Richmond Avenue at Buffalo, New York, on Monday. Derek Gee/the Buffalo News via AP

RUSSELL PAYNE

Mr. Payne is a political reporter at The New York Sun. He covers a broad range of topics focusing on New York State and New York City.

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