Blackburn-based Electra Commercial Vehicles has announced that Biffa has purchased 27 Electras for its Manchester City Council waste management agreement. This investment is the most significant purchase of electric refuse collection vehicles ever in the UK. Manchester City Council will replace almost half of its waste collection fleet with Electras. The electric refuse collection vehicles are based on an Electra Econic chassis, a Geesink N4 body, and an Omnidel split bin lift from Terberg Matec. The move is a major step towards delivering the council's zero-carbon action plan that aims to halve direct carbon emissions by 2025 as part of a broader drive to make Manchester zero carbon by 2038 at the latest.