Electric fire trucks for Toronto
THE CANADIAN CITY OF TORONTO has ordered two all-electric Vector fire trucks built by Spartan Emergency Response, a subsidiary of REV Group.
When delivered, Toronto Fire Services will be one of the first fire departments in Canada to have fully electric, North American-style pumper trucks in its fleet.
REV Fire Group introduced the Vector fire truck in August 2021, representing the latest in green, energy-efficient technology for the daily use of fire services.
Equipped with 327 kilowatt-hours (kwh) of proven automotive-grade batteries, these trucks will deliver the longest electric pumping duration in the industry, enabling Toronto Fire Services crews to accomplish their typical driving and pumping tasks exclusively on electrically generated power. In addition, the design features low battery cell placement, offering a safer, lower centre of gravity for enhanced stability while operating.
With these new additions to the fleet having low to zero carbon emissions, Toronto Fire
Services will further support the Transform TO Net Zero Strategy, an effort to achieve net zero emissions community-wide by 2040. Toronto Fire Services responds to 300 to 400 calls per day, making this purchase a historic order and a big step to achieving this goal.
REV Group companies are leading designers and manufacturers of specialty vehicles and related aftermarket parts and services, which serve a diversified customer base, primarily in the United States, through three segments: Fire and Emergency, Commercial, and Recreation.
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