EMERGENCY service vehicles could soon have a new look and be made stronger thanks to a chassis developed by a Swindon company. MAN TGE created an ultra-low floor architecture (ULFA) design which forms part of a series of concepts for the next generation of ambulances, police support units, and search and rescue vehicles. By using the ULFA platform, emergency service vehicle specialist VCS has introduced Europe s first five-ton front-wheel drive, single rear wheel modular ambulance which is designed specifically for St John Ambulance. The company hopes it can use the MAN TGE design along with help from sister company Promech Technologies to develop a new and improved range of box-body response vehicles with an unprecedented combination of strength, versatility and accessibility.
Click the thumbs up >Ambulance conversion specialist VCS has built a new rapid response vehicle (RRV) based on the Jaguar I-Pace, which allows ambulance services to reduce CO2 emissions.
Two examples of the I-Pace RRV have already been delivered to West Midlands Ambulance Service and will be put on duty with immediate effect.
Mark Kerrigan, managing director of VCS, said: “As ambulance services across the UK look to electrify their fleet, it is important that all vehicle types and use cases are catered for. Following the launch of our fully electric dual crewed ambulance last year, the introduction of a zero emissions Rapid Response Vehicle was the logical next step.
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