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Blue lights, green fleet
A look at how the emergency services are transitioning to electric fleets
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From the Editor
Emergency Services Times
Welcome to our first insights report where we look at how the emergency services are making the transition to electric fleets. We asked 108 emergency services across the UK to tell us what they’re up to and with 103 services responding, the answer varies hugely. Nonetheless, there is one common theme: transitioning to electric needs planning and the right level of budgets that sees thoughtful investment in charging infrastructure to keep them on the road.
After 2030, diesel and petrol vehicles won’t be on sale any more; they are being phased out in favour of their electric and to an extent hybrid relations. The emergency services have some specific challenges: how do you get an electric fire engine to work? What does a high performance police car look like and are we happy to have all our ambulances electric? Read on to find out more.
From our partner
Cenex
I was delighted to partner with Emergency Services Times to produce this timely and impactful report. As a not-for-profit organisation, Cenex works across all sectors in the transport decarbonisation space. We have a keen interest in what emergency services are doing to transition to zero emission vehicles based on our extensive experience working with ambulance services, fire and rescue services and police forces to develop their zero emission vehicle and infrastructure strategies.
Decarbonising emergency services fleets ultimately requires leadership. This is both within organisations, where different departments need to work together in new and innovative ways to deliver this change and between organisations to ensure a consistent approach across the emergency services. It also requires leadership at a national level to avoid unnecessary duplication of time and resources.
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