Allison is set to supply Oshkosh Corporation with electric axles for North America’s first fully integrated electric refuse vehicle, the McNeilus Volterra ZSL.

The Volterra ZSL will be North America’s first electric waste collection truck with an integrated cab-chassis and body designed from the ground up, according to parent company Oshkosh.

The 844,490-square-foot facility, which will be used to scale up production of a new electric refuse truck, expands on the existing production capacity of Oshkosh and its subsidiary, McNeilus, in the state.

Oshkosh, together with its subsidiary McNeilus, will offer a rigid truck with chassis and body designed “from the ground up”.

McNeilus and SSAB plan to build prototype waste collection vehicles with steel made from direct-reduced iron, which can be done using renewable hydrogen – therefore producing no greenhouse gas emissions.

McNeilus has purchased AI product 'CartSeeker' from Eagle Visions Systems which will help the cement mixer and refuse truck manufacturer in automating curb-side waste collection.