Hybrid electric hydraulic refuse vehicle

A refuse vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle chassis, the vehicle chassis including a chassis frame, an internal combustion engine (ICE), and a transmission coupling the ICE with a plurality of tractive elements;
• a vehicle body on the vehicle chassis, the vehicle body including a refuse container and further including at least one electrically-powered body system and at least one hydraulically-powered body system, said body systems selected from a group consisting of a tailgate, a lift assembly, a refuse packing assembly, a refuse ejection assembly, and a carry can;
• a first power module operatively coupled with the ICE, the first power module configured to provide rotary power to a hydraulic pump that is configured to provide hydraulic power to the at least one hydraulically-powered body system;
• a second power module coupled with the transmission, the second power module configured to rotationally couple and decouple a generator with the transmission, the generator configured to charge at least one battery when rotationally coupled with the transmission, the at least one battery configured to provide electrical power to the at least one electrically-powered body system;
• and
• a controller configured to cause the second power module to rotationally couple the generator with the transmission when the ICE is running at a rotation rate below a threshold.