By The FirstOne lawmaker in the Big Apple is setting his sights on what he believes poses a major risk to residents of New York City: Ice Cream Trucks.
From Fox News:
Ice cream truck owners are speaking out against a new proposal in New York City that would force them to adopt eco-friendly power sources, warning it would have a devastating impact on their bottom line.
Ice Cream Emergency owner Ed Lachterman and his wife Carol spoke out against the “ridiculous” proposal from inside their truck parked on FOX Square during “Fox & Friends”Monday.
“You can’t even have solar in a home if you have trees that are too tall. How are you going to drive around the city and have a solar-powered truck in the concrete jungle?” Lachterman asked. “It’s just ridiculous. You’re going to have product costs going through the roof trying to convert something is crazy, and if you go battery, I’ll need something twice as long to hold the batteries to run it.”
Brooklyn Councilman Lincoln Restler introduced the proposal last week that would force ice cream trucks to ditch their fuel-powered generators for more climate-friendly alternativesover the course of the next three years.