8R

BYD · China · battery-electric

Electric refuse by BYD, Class 8 (N3). Status: unconfirmed.

8R: electric refuse illustration; powertrain battery-electric, status unconfirmed, country China battery-electric Unconfirmed China
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Charging

Charging: CCS1 DC at the depot

Autonomy: not published. Software: not published.

Configurations: Refuse chassis built in Lancaster, California.

Primary use: US collection (Seattle, Palo Alto pilots).

Vehicle record

Vehicle record

8R (BYD)
MakeBYD
Classmunicipal
Typerefuse
Weight classClass 8 (N3)
CountryChina
Powertrainbattery-electric
ChargingCCS1 DC at the depot
ConfigurationsRefuse chassis built in Lancaster, California
Dual-useno
Primary useUS collection (Seattle, Palo Alto pilots)
Statusunconfirmed
Record updated2026-10

Official site: byd.com

In context

Where it fits

Listed in Electric Garbage Trucks. Commercial vehicles are compared on battery and range against the duty cycle, how they charge at the depot or on the corridor, the configurations each platform is sold in, autonomy and fleet software, and whether a consumer version shares the platform.

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Sources

Sources and scope

Scope
8R (BYD)
Sources
ElectronsX commercial and municipal dataset; manufacturer specifications and releases
Updated
2026-10