ACT, Volvo reveal Australia's first electric fire truck

Australia's first electric fire truck is coming to Canberra

The first electric fire and rescue truck – unveiled in Brisbane – will hit the road in the ACT. By Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson in Brisbane THE next generation of emergency service vehicles will not be blowing smoke themselves after the ACT and Volvo revealed Australia’s first electric fire and rescue truck. The heavy vehicle – a bright yellow Volvo FL Electric truck – was unveiled at Brisbane’s Australasian Fire Authorities Council Conference on W…

ACT, Volvo reveal Australia's first electric fire truck

Quiet and thoroughly modern, the first electric fire and rescue truck in the country - one of several on order for the ACT - has been unveiled in Brisbane.

ACT, Volvo reveal Australia's first electric fire truck

Quiet and thoroughly modern, the first electric fire and rescue truck in the country - one of several on order for the ACT - has been unveiled in Brisbane.

ACT to have Australia's first all-electric emergency services vehicle

The ACT Government unveiled Australia’s first zero emissions truck – a fully electric breathing apparatus truck, made by Volvo Group Australia – at the Australasian Fire and Authorities (AFAC) exhibition and conference in Brisbane. The vehicle is expected to be operational within the ACT early next year. Another six vehicles, also made by Volvo, will join the ACT Emergency Services fleet over the coming years. “The electric breathing apparatus t…