Mack Trucks introduces Electrify My Refuse Route Program

Mack Trucks has launched its Electrify My Refuse Route Program, a campaign that rewards customers for sharing their refuse routes to prepare the fleet’s readiness for the Mack LR Electric refuse vehicle. Mack made the announcement during WasteExpo 2022.

Through the Electrify My Refuse Route program, customers download the Mack Route Recorder app to receive up to $750 in Mack parts reward cards for sharing valid refuse collection routes. Customers who then purchase or lease the Mack LR Electric refuse vehicle can receive $25,000 for charging hardware reimbursement and $10,000 in additional charging reimbursements for each further vehicle purchased, the company says.

To qualify for parts reward cards and the additional incentives, customers email Mack their recorded collection routes. The customer is rewarded $250 in reward cards for each submitted qualified route, with a limit of three per customer, the company says. Those that receive charging hardware reimbursement following a purchase or lease are limited to specific charger models and manufacturers.

Canoo revealed that the U.S. Department of Commerce has approved its Oklahoma City facility as a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ). The company said this will accelerate its made-in-America EV manufacturing strategy, improve unit profitability and enable a faster path to break even.

Canoo said its Oklahoma City facility currently employs more than 100 workers and will support as many as 1,100 manufacturing jobs at full capacity. The company said this FTZ designation allows for the elimination of all customs duties on vehicles sold to customers overseas and for the deferral of customs duties on imported parts used in vehicles sold domestically. The company added it sources more than 90% of its parts from the U.S. and allied nations. Approximately 70% of parts come from North America, and the remaining are from the rest of the world.