The electric sewage truck is here, also a Piaggio product
The news about the electric vacuum cleaner Porter Npe Safe E-Jet is truly great. For a very simple reason: these are vehicles that operate daily in apartment complexes, private residences, and high-traffic areas. These are often confined spaces where diesel engine emissions directly affect air quality and people’s health, especially those workers who spend many hours in close contact with these machines.
A company born with Safe Combi, the world’s smallest vacuum cleaner
The project stems from Italian ingenuity and brings together complementary expertise: Altimax of Prato, led by Massimo Durgoni, Ampr of Nocera Inferiore, founded by engineers Marco Pascale and Antonio Rosanova, and Piaggio, a brand that represents significant added value thanks to its technological reliability and strong distribution network. It is a concrete example of how innovation, sustainability, and industrial capacity can converge to create useful and immediately applicable solutions.
The collaboration between these three partners first led to the creation of Safe Combi: the smallest self-cleaning vehicle in the world. It is capable of sucking up and transporting non-hazardous waste in liquid and muddy states. It is also useful for cleaning septic tanks and performing hydrodynamic cleaning of pipelines using high-pressure water jets. A true little gem as it can operate in the smallest spaces, such as the narrow streets of historic centers.
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This year, at EcoMondo, the Porter NPE Safe E-Jet was introduced. It features both an engine and electrical components. Its creators emphasize not only the absence of local emissions in populated areas but also in highly sensitive production sites. Sensitive locations such as hospitals are not overlooked either.
A tailor-made storage system based on usage needs
The vehicle can achieve a range of up to 380 kilometers, but its true strength lies in its customizability. What does this mean? The energy capacity can be adjusted according to the company’s operational requirements: one can prioritize greater on-road range or allocate more energy to operating onboard equipment, thereby increasing working hours. This flexibility allows the vehicle to be adapted to different usage scenarios and required operational ranges.
"The plumbing industry is in constant development and evolution," explains Massimo Durgoni of Altimax. "We strive to provide the market with solutions to the new needs that arise year after year. We achieve this through technological innovation, environmental awareness, and global collaborations. Having Piaggio on our side is a testament to the importance of the work we are doing and to the quality of professionalism we have attained."
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"After many years of experience in the market," adds Michele Venturino, engineer at Ampr, "we decided to introduce a zero-impact vehicle into the Safe line. It’s useful for entering urban areas with strict controls on pollutants and noise, as well as for industrial zones with restrictions on gas emissions. This vehicle meets customers’ various needs: on one hand, it has a tank with large capacity for storing clean water, and on the other, it features an innovative system for sucking up wastewater. The combination of these requirements has created a unique vehicle in the world."
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