Arizona’s first all-electric fire truck pumps 750 gallons per min | Mesa unveils Arizona’s inaugural all-electric fire truck, prioritizing firefighter safety and environmental sustainability, align…::undefined
I only allow environmentally conscious fire trucks to put out my burning house.
I can’t tell if this is a super short article or I’m just not subscribed. I was trying to find the cost of the truck.
This is the first of its kind from the company apparently. There is no public price.
You can read up on the other specs here on their website.
Isn’t all-electric less versatile? I think a hybrid-electric option will be better.
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.
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.
This has an optional engine you can add to do just that.
Putting a giant battery array in the middle of a brush fire sounds like a recipe for disaster.
Ive seen videos of trucks trying to outrun a wildfire, and they usually don’t fare that well. Melted everything, the crew barely making it out alive etc. What’s the logic in adding in a cant-be-put-out-with-water-fire-starter in the middle of all that?
EDIT: Why are you booing me, you know I have a valid point.
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