With warmer and drier weather in some places, fire and rescue vehicles have become even more critical. With that in mind, a popular French carmaker has created a concept car prepared to tackle emergencies.
According to Electrive, Renault has developed the Vision 4rescue concept electric vehicle, based on the Renault 4 E-Tech, with modifications specifically for fire and rescue.
The exterior features "Rescue" and "SAPEURS POMPIERS," which translates to "fire services," on the sides, a grey chevron pattern, and reflective yellow and red inserts.
It also includes an additional 15-millimeter (.59 inches) ground clearance, a roof structure for drones, and "a second electric motor for AWD," an SOS backpack, and Wi-Fi for restoring communications, according to Electrive.
The split trunk includes equipment to quickly create a command center, featuring a two-screen PC desktop, storage for helmets, handheld radios, tablets, and additional emergency equipment.
The seats are also made from recycled materials.
Renault's press release said, "Featuring nearly 20 interconnected solutions, the ecosystem [of the vehicle] was designed to standardize the different technologies used by the emergency services for a faster and better coordinated response."
It added, "The demo car serves as a mobile, connected command center, able to analyze the situation and adapt the response of the emergency services in real time, whatever the circumstances."
If your family is ever in an emergency, a vehicle like this should put your mind at ease, as it should help emergency workers manage the situation quickly and effectively. The 4rescue vehicle would come in handy if a fire broke out again, like the ones in Los Angeles early in 2025.
A lot of taxpayer money goes into maintaining these vehicles, but transitioning them to EVs can save money. For an individual to switch to an EV, they can save $1,500 a year on gas and maintenance.
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Definitely 👍 Another added benefit of transitioning these emergency vehicles is that the community will have cleaner air to breathe.
For example, in the San Francisco Bay Area, a UC Berkeley professor put up 57 sensors that collected data between 2018 and 2022. It found that the amount of polluting gases dropped by 1.8% per year.
Imagine how much that number could increase as more people and emergency cars transition to electric vehicles, resulting in cleaner air for the community.
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