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TassyJim Guru  Joined: 07/08/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 6577 |
The Australian ACT has gone electric. https://esa.act.gov.au/about-esa-emergency-services/fire-rescue/electric-fire-truck Faster than the diesel variety.  Big boy's toys! Edit: On further reading, this is not recent news. As far as I can tell, it was made in Austria and has had a few reliability problems. Still good to see some progress. Jim Edited 2026-08-21 12:51 by TassyJim VK7JH MMedit |
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phil99 Guru Joined: 11/02/2018 Location: AustraliaPosts: 3356 |
Queensland and Victoria have also had some on trial for the last year or two. Appear to be good for metropolitan services but "range anxiety" is delaying rural use. A few fast charging genset trucks in the fleet may overcome that. The Queensland Volvo has a claimed range of 300km. |
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Grogster Admin Group  Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 10011 |
Say "Fire Truck" WARNING! - Offensive language! Say Fire Truck Rated R The ORIGINAL.mp4.zip Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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