Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, December 12, 2019, 8:38 AM
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Menlo Park fire district to showcase all-electric engine at open house
Original post made on Dec 13, 2019
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, December 12, 2019, 8:38 AM
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Posted by Mark L
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Dec 13, 2019 at 8:08 am
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Dec 13, 2019 at 8:08 am
No mention of the biggest drawback is that it costs $6 million! See the article in Electrek.
Posted by Peter Carpenter
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Dec 13, 2019 at 1:32 pm
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a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Dec 13, 2019 at 1:32 pm
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"No mention of the biggest drawback is that it costs $6 million!"
Wrong - The Rosenbauer Concept Fire Truck is being offered to MPFPD for $1.2 million.
Its lifetime Total Operating Cost TOC will be about 40% less than that of a comparable diesel powered vehicle.
Posted by Sue Kayton
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Dec 14, 2019 at 1:08 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Dec 14, 2019 at 1:08 pm
Under normal situations, this truck sounds great. But in the aftermath of The Big One, when the earthquake has knocked out power lines, power plants and power distribution facilities, a diesel-powered truck can keep running for months, using diesel that is stored at the fire stations. An all-electric truck will only work for one or two days after The Big One, since there is currently no practical way to store enough electricity to run a power-hungry fire truck for a longer period of time.
Posted by Menlo Voter.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Dec 14, 2019 at 5:37 pm
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a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Dec 14, 2019 at 5:37 pm
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"a diesel-powered truck can keep running for months, using diesel that is stored at the fire stations"
And an electric truck can be recharged for months using a diesel powered generator using diesel fuel that is stored at the fire stations. Next.
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