Arizona's first all-electric fire truck pumps 750 gallons per min
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Taking a huge step towards environmental consciousness and firefighter safety, the City of Mesa unveiled Arizona's inaugural all-electric North American-style fire truck, manufactured by E-ONE, a REV Group subsidiary.

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  • lnxtx@feddit.nlEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Isn’t all-electric less versatile? I think a hybrid-electric option will be better.

    • june@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      10 months ago

      It looks like it has an optional range extender motor. And while the article doesn’t explicitly say it has it, it does seem to imply it.

    • QuadratureSurfer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      They should make it hybrid electric, but make it so that each motor can act independently if needed.

      If one system fails, the other system can carry them on until they can get repairs.

      Minor collision cracked the radiator? No problem. Just use elctric until it gets fixed.

      Even if the engine is sent to fight forest fires and embers burn through the air filter of the ICE, the electric motors can still drive each wheel. Or if battery gives out for whatever reason, they can run on just the ICE.