With just a few squeaks, the Peterbilt 520 EV – Oregon’s first fully electric garbage truck – glided onto the streets of outer Northeast Portland to make a test run on a night route. It had been delivered less than two weeks earlier and, its frame shimmering in the dim light, still had the size to inspire awe, but not the sound. “You really have to get used to it,” said driver James Conner, who has been working for COR Disposal & Recycling, the truck’s owner, for over three years. “It’s very quiet. You step on the throttle and you don’t hear anything.” Read more at the link in our bio. 🚚 #garbagetruck #electricgarbagetruck #electriccar #environment #theoregonian