Zero-emission Emergency Vehicles Get Grant Funding

A big British maker of firefighting and rescue vehicles got money to work on ways to use hydrogen for vehicles.

The government awarded Emergency One and its partners £3.9m. Industry matched the money to make it £7.9m.

The HYER Power project will create a hydrogen fuel cell to use in electric vehicles. It will help specialist vehicles like ambulances and street sweepers.

The goal of Emergency One is to show that hydrogen can be used to power emergency response vehicles. This includes firefighting trucks and other necessary vehicles.

The project wants clean energy solutions used in emergency services.

Hydrogen fuel cells make only water vapour, so they don't create harmful emissions. This makes them good for the environment and sustainable.

Fuel cells work well and last a long time. They can go far and are easy to refill.

Emergency services can use them in remote areas. They can also use them for a long time. These vehicles are a solution.

The boss of Emergency One, Chester Smith, thinks investing in cleaner options for emergency workers is good. He feels lucky to be leading the way in this clever change.

The Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) will give input from customers, trial it, and spread the information.

We will create a system for electric cars. It will use hydrogen fuel cells. The system will have zero emissions. We will make it so it can be produced easily.

Emergency One makes firefighting and rescue vehicles in the UK. They also maintain them.