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"The London Fire Brigade has become the first fire service in the United
Kingdom to operate a fully electric driver-training fleet, after rolling out
eight Volvo XC40 electric cars alongside two Renault Trucks E-Tech D electric
lorries.
The London Fire Brigade unveiled the EVs this week at its Operational Support
Centre (OSC), which will be used to deliver essential equipment across London.
The two 16-tonne electric Renault Trucks “lorries” replace older diesel
vehicles that had been operating for over two decades and follows two years of
successful trials at the OSC by the Brigade’s Fleet Liaison Equipment and
Engineering Team (FLEET).
The Renault Trucks E-Tech D boasts a 66 kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery providing
an operating range of up to 400 kilometres (km), according to Renault.
Alongside the two electric trucks, the London Fire Brigade also rolled out a
new fleet of Volvo XC40 electric cars used for driver training.
A total of eight Volvo XC40 electric vehicles (EVs) replace a fleet of hybrid
and petrol cars that were previously used at the Brigade’s training centres in
Ruislip, Beckton, and Croydon. The vehicles will be used by instructors to
teach and refresh the blue-light driving skills of senior officers."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
