Electric rear-loading refuse vehicle

A rear-loading refuse vehicle comprising:

• a chassis;
• a cab coupled to a front end of the chassis;
• a rear-loading body assembly coupled to the chassis and positioned behind the cab, wherein the rear-loading body assembly is configured to receive refuse therein and compact refuse via a packing actuator;
• an electric energy storage device coupled to the chassis;
• an electric drive motor coupled to the chassis and electrically connected to the electric energy storage device for driving the rear-loading refuse vehicle;
• a cowl assembly comprising a front shroud coupled to the cab and a rear shroud positioned at least partially behind the front shroud;
• a cooling assembly positioned within the cowl assembly;
• and
• an electric power take off (EPTO) pod removably coupled to the cab and positioned within the rear shroud between the cooling assembly and the rear-loading body assembly, the EPTO pod configured to pump hydraulic fluid to actuate the packing actuator of the rear-loading body assembly.

A method for assembling a rear-loading refuse vehicle, the method comprising:

• coupling a cowl assembly to a cab of the rear-loading refuse vehicle, the cowl assembly positioned at least partially above the cab, wherein the cowl assembly comprises a front shroud coupled to the cab and a rear shroud positioned at least partially behind the front shroud, and wherein the rear-loading refuse vehicle comprises:
• a chassis, wherein the cab is coupled to a front end of the chassis;
• and
• a rear-loading body assembly coupled to the chassis and positioned behind the cab;
• coupling a cooling assembly to the cab, the cooling assembly positioned within the front shroud of the cowl assembly, wherein the cooling assembly rotatable between a use position and a maintenance position;
• and
• coupling an electric power take off (EPTO) pod to the cab, the EPTO pod positioned within the rear shroud of the cowl assembly and between the cab and the rear-loading body assembly, wherein the EPTO is configured to operate a packing actuator of the rear-loading body assembly.