The Greek cities of Athens and Thessaloniki have ordered 89 FUSO eCanter with truck bodies from KAOUSSIS for waste collection in urban environments. The waste collection vehicles with rotating drum compaction technology are primarily used to collect organic waste in metropolitan areas.

40 of the 8.55 t vehicles are expected to be deployed from November. The entire delivery is expected to be completed over the course of next year. The vehicles ordered have the medium battery pack with a battery capacity of 82.6 kWh and a range of up to 140 km.

The Next Generation eCanter is an ideal refuse collection vehicle wherever space is tight. The Greek body manufacturer KAOUSSIS has invested a great deal of development work into the truck body so that residents can benefit from the quiet collection of waste in the future. The truck body is the first of its kind for the all-electric eCanter and meets all technical regulations for the operation of waste disposal vehicles with standing personnel.

The vehicles with 3,400 mm wheelbase have a rotating drum with a capacity of 4m³, which is used to compact the collected waste (compaction rate 4:1), making it ideal for organic waste. To ensure that the compression of the waste is just as quiet as the electric truck itself, the drum was equipped with an additional soundproof acoustic hood made of aluminum. The tightly closing tailgate makes the rotating drum compaction technology suitable for waste fractions with a high liquid content. The truck body is operated via the mechanical power take-off—available as an option ex-factory.

The hydraulic system (operating at a maximum pressure of 180 bar) with proportional, electro-hydraulically actuated directional control valves, is specially designed for electrically powered vehicles. The lift system with integrated diagnostic monitoring from Terberg is compatible with two-wheeled refuse containers with a capacity of 80 to 390 liters.

Not only is the lift equipped with the latest RFID technology, but it also has a dynamic weighing system that records the weight of the waste with an accuracy of up to ±0.5 kg.

In addition, the waste bins are cleaned every time they are emptied. For this purpose, the body uses an integrated container washing system with a folding washing head. An additional disinfection nozzle is available. The truck is also equipped with a 300-liter pure water tank and a 200-liter wastewater tank. For further cleaning of the garbage bin and the surroundings, the high-pressure water wash gun connected to the vehicle with a 15-meter hose can be used.

The footboards for the vehicle operators at the rear are automatically retracted to the driving position while driving. A 5.7-inch touchscreen in the driver’s cab allows the driver to monitor operations, run diagnostics and access statistics to ensure safe operation. The vehicle design, monitoring systems and safety interlocks on the body comply with all the latest regulations of the EN 1501 standard for refuse collection vehicles.