Vancouver EV Fire Truck BROKEN after ONE MONTH | MGUY Australia
I’ve said in previous videos that electric emergency vehicles are an incredibly stupid idea given the length of time they need to charge the ridiculously short range compared to regular diesel vehicles and for all these supposed benefits they actually way more expensive but that doesn’t stop idiotic governments and councils
Spending a fortune on this pointless virtue signaling which will make no difference to The Climate but will significantly impact the ability to respond to emergencies so it is with ultra Canada which seems to take everything to the limit of idiocy having purchased a hugely expensive electric far truck it
Was only ins service about a month before it broke and needed fixing and they have no idea when it will be back in service excellent welcome back to mguy British engineer and lawyer turn Sydney YouTuber please be sure to like share and subscribe hit the notification
Bell drop a comment down below and don’t forget to follow me on Instagram and Twitter X Canada’s first electric fir Tru was in service less than a month before it needed repair Vancouver’s brand new $1.8 million firet Tru was in service for less than a month before it was sidelined for repairs CTV
News has learned the all electric rosenbauer RTX has a leaky water tank Vancouver Fire Rescue Services spokesman Matthew Trudeau no relation confirms the repair work involves the vehicle’s water tank but none of the electrical or Battery Systems and the cost of the work is covered by the manufacturer
Rosenbower Trudeau says the vehicle was in service from December the 4th 2023 to January the 2nd 2024 and has been out of service ever since as brand new apparatus enter the vfrs fleet it is routine and expected that mechanical issues come up Trudeau said in an email we quickly work with
Manufacturers to resolve them and improve their response capability a water leak also signed Line North America’s first rosenb RTX truck which was bought by the Los Angeles Fire Department in May 2022 according to a statement from the rosenb group posted by lafd the issue was discovered during testing and water
Tank issues are not uncommon and may happen due to a variety of reasons Vancouver’s all electric vehicle was unveiled December the 4th with vfrs Chief Karen fry referring to it as a reinvention of the fire truck the department said the truck is smaller and more maneuverable than a traditional
Truck and can go 100 km on a single charge great at a cost of $1.8 million it’s $300 to $500,000 more than a new diesel engine but fry said there are huge environmental and health benefits to an electric truck as diesel fumes are a known carcinogen Trudeau did not say
When the truck will return to service we look forward to having the truck back in service as soon as possible he says in the email well I bet the poor long suffering Canadian taxpayers are just delighted
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