Tacoma Vs. Rivian

https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-...eir-debut-in-montreal-laval-in-2023-1.5959330

 

I doubt if you could run 1 call per hour, for 10 hours with an electric ambulance. I don't know if the EV with the most range could simply taxi somone to the hospital with in the parameters.

https://electrek.co/2022/08/31/england-investing-ev-ambulance-fleet-dedicated-mental-health-crises/

There's a lot to unpack on this one. No mention of range, or expected call volume.

 

First R1S available on an auction site:

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/9lMEwD7G/2022-rivian-r1s-launch-edition

Lots of pics of the interior that I haven’t seen before

 

Wow, $122 k. I guess if you have the money and don't like to wait this is the EV for you.

 

how do you figure ?

 

Because he knows everything about everything.

 

Because of course they would never take down time to charge

 

I'm no expert in EVs or ambulances but if you had a rapid charger right at the ambulance unloading area you could charge (even if only a little) between every call. I know, at least at the hospital my wife works at, the ambulances spend a fair bit of time parked at the hospital. Not likely the case everywhere of course.

 

Or charge at any DC fast charger. 120 miles is pretty good range and 10 year life of service. Doubles the petrol versions.

 

Dunno what a BLS transfer is but then they'd use another vehicle possibly? These look like short run inner city ambulances.

 

says right in the article they have a 200km range on a full charge

 

well where I come from they technically do both

 

basic life support transfer. they DO Als transfers as well with a paramedic

 

I was being sarcastic

 

Like everything else brought up in this thread.... EVs may just not work for these long calls.

 

I think Range would be the limiting factor.

When and where would you charge during peak call volume?

I can't imagine an emergency room at the hospital having enough room to accommodate ambulance charging. Or having enough time inbetween calls to charge.


What's the range on an electric ambulance?

I am guessing the avarage round trip for a transport to the hospital is 25 miles.

 

Whatever. I can snip a dude’s nuts with my Tacoma.

 

Do you want me to read the article for you?

200km range on full charge

 

Ha. I picked up on that... I was just discussing how "easy" it could be if your vehicle returns to the same base regularly through a shift.

 

There are times that the ambulance can't park at the dock to off load the patient.

How are they going to find a charger when they can't even park?

What about reroutes, when they are already enroute to the hospital, and have to travel another 20 miles across town to the next available hospital?