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Consideration of electric or hybrid models for FDNY ambulances
1:13:01
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Council Member Ariola inquires about the FDNY's consideration of electric or hybrid models for its ambulance fleet to reduce emissions and improve efficiency. FDNY officials provide information on current and experimental measures.
- Current ambulances are equipped with auxiliary power units and solar panels as anti-idling measures.
- The FDNY is experimenting with battery-operated vehicles for paramedic response units.
- The experiment faces challenges due to limited charging infrastructure at ambulance stations.
Joann Ariola
1:13:01
Okay.
1:13:03
Have there been advancements such as electric or hybrid models, and is the FDI NY considering that for its ambulance fleet to reduce emissions and improve efficiency?
Lizette Christoff
1:13:15
So all of our current ambulances are equipped with auxiliary power units that work as an anti idling measure.
1:13:23
They work with solar panels to keep the batteries charged and to minimize idling time.
Joann Ariola
1:13:29
Okay.
Robert Tucker
1:13:32
We're try just so you know, chair, we're we're trying in our in this in this beta paramedic response unit, we are trying to use battery operated vehicles for that.
1:13:47
It's an experiment.
1:13:49
That's complicated because we don't have charging at every ambulance station, but we're seeing how that's working in an attempt to go as green as possible.