| > Would be excellent EVs. They have super low millage and you'd not have to worry about things like stagnant fuel. There is no "/s" so it is hard to tell if you are being sarcastic or not. Assuming you are not... EV's make TERRIBLE fire trucks. How long does it take to fuel a fire truck? How long to recharge one? You are blissfully unaware of how fire trucks work. Many are also diesel pumps, they arrive at fires and the truck itself is a massive water pump. Tell us, how many hours can a EV drive the water pump for? The diesel version can probably run for several days if needed. My brother is a firefighter, they are AFRAID of electric vehicle fires because well.. Something about electricity + water? If i call 911, i expect a fire truck to arrive, not some BS about how they had a power failure and their rechargeable truck isn't working. PS - Stagnant fuel isn't a real thing. Fire trucks are generally very well maintained, they are expensive, they are essential life saving machines. They don't just sit somewhere forgotten and have their fuel go "bad". They are driven almost daily because firefighters are expected to know their area and so they drive around to see where hydrants are, look at new subdivisions and sometimes simply to make sure it runs property. They also have detailed logbooks and are inspected a LOT. >Generators are a thing that pretty much every one of these services will have. Because you can't have a fire station, EMT dispatch, etc go dark because of a grid down situation. > And, consider this when thinking of a "grid down" situation. How do you pump fuel if the grid is down? First.. Fire stations use batteries then generators. Second, you point out they have generators.. wouldn't that be used to transfer fuel answering your own question? |