Swiss Energy Strategy 2050 and cantonal CO₂ laws cascade down to the city council’s procurement rules. Residents, increasingly sensitive to noise pollution, spurred Thun to adopt electric leaf blowers back in 2008. Every new machine now passes a CO₂-and-lifecycle check before tenders go out, ensuring technical feasibility and public benefit align.
Zimmermann predicts that by 2035 at least half of Swiss municipal machines—tractors, transporters, large-area mowers—will run on batteries. Current hurdles are full-load performance and battery density, but rapid R&D and pilot projects like Thun’s prove the economic case for large-scale adoption of electric utility vehicles.
The works depot is being fitted with 16 × 22 kW AC chargers and two 150 kW DC fast chargers. A dynamic EMS prioritises vehicles by daily schedule. Rooftop photovoltaics should cover ≈40 % of annual demand; battery storage shaves peaks and cushions outages. Zimmermann calls for federal grants to help smaller towns replicate this charging-infrastructure model.
Primary duty: maintain 20 000 m² of waterfront lawn at a 40 mm cut. Deck height can drop to 30 mm for sports pitches, making the AllTrec a valuable backup. Extension into wider public greens is limited only by deck varieties—a reel deck option would unlock golf courses and stadiums, and Thun is considering more units as the product line evolves.
Experience how Umweltbetrieb Bremen revolutionised its municipal green-space maintenance with the all-electric AllTrec 8015F equipment carrier. This reference highlights the machine’s emission-free performance, impressive battery endurance, and operator-friendly design that turned a trial into a permanent adoption.
Recently, the first AllTrec 8015F equipped with a mower deck made its maiden run for Bunnik Group. It is already the fourth electric tool carrier from this brand that the green contractor has put into service.
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