Meet the Tesla Roadster of trash

Volvo is testing what it calls a hybrid garbage truck in selected Swedish cities. They supplied a video, which you can see at the link. It shows virtually silent operation - no more loud diesel engine to wake you up during the uncivilized hours in which trash trucks rule the roads.

Unfortunately, the loading and dumping of the trash is as annoyingly noisy as ever, so you can't have anything. But this vehicle is still very impressive, if only for the hum that sounds remarkably similar to a Tesla Roadster at speed.

I'm not sure where the hybrid aspect of this vehicle comes to play - it seems like it's running entirely on electricity in the video. Perhaps the diesel runs only at high speeds or on the main road? They don't tell us.

Filed under: tesla roadster, electric, and trash truck