Workers take an electric street sweeper past a shared fuel station on a test run at the city of Vancouver Public Works office March 7, 2023. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files) Nearly two years ...

Nearly two years after the city of Vancouver began looking for an all-electric street sweeper to replace its existing fleet of diesel-powered sweepers, the city has yet to make a purchase.

Jeers: To electric street sweepers. Several years ago the Vancouver City Council set a laudable goal of trying to reduce the city’s carbon emissions footprint. As part of that, public works ...