New York City Department of Sanitation Deputy Commissioner Rocco DiRico told Hard Working Trucks that his department will be testing the truck for a few days in July.
“We have the opportunity to be first up—just to understand it, drive it, feel it, test it and see if it’s worthy of a further look,” DiRico said.
Mack’s parent company, Volvo, has been testing DME in its trucks in Europe.
“Dimethyl ether is a fuel that can be derived from a food waste and/or natural gas,” DiRico explained. “It also provides for a much, more clean tailpipe than standard diesel or biodiesel, or even renewable diesel.
“With dimethyl ether you don’t need any after-treatments on the truck, such as the DPFs or the SCR.”
Mack Trucks told Hard Working Trucks today that it will reveal more information about the truck next week at a press conference in New York City.
