Electric Ambulance

Overview

Emergency vehicles experience

Europe: 250 fully electric vehicles over a period or 2 years
2019-20 budget to supply ambulances, this budget was set aside in early-mid 2020-budget restraints due to Covid, reset for 2020-21
Two individual States.
Ongoing talks with the US Armed Forces
All services to employ the Ford F450 chassis

Preferred Solution

Our preference is to recycle your existing Emergency Vehicles at the end of. Either:
Leasing period
Vehicle replacement, if purchased
BMP can supply a new vehicle if desired
Chassis we use include: Mercedes Sprinter, Renault Master Van, Iveco Daily and Ford 450
No loss of capital costs, when a vehicle is exchanged.
New vehicle capital costs vs recycled EV Vehicle build.
Reduced operating costs
Reduced infrastructure – fuel and fluids storage and supply
Reduced maintenance – almost nil with only brakes to be maintained on a regular basis.
Reduced maintenance tooling/facilities and staffing.
Reduced spare parts

Recycling of existing ambulance

Building your emergency vehicle

Options: single motor or twin motor drive units
Single motor option:
- Typical differential type rear axle
- Slightly lower cost
- “Treatment Box” is mounted on top of the chassis
Twin motor option:
- Allows for torque vectoring drive
Differential is removed allowing “Treatment Box” to be lowered below the top of the chassis
Lower centre of gravity
Differing floor levels
Aids access to the rear of the “Treatment Box”
Additional battery option
Hydrogen cartridge options: additional power supply
Air suspension option: able to lift or lower both the front or the rear of the vehicle, for better egress access to and from the vehicle or improve ground clearance
O2 Concentrator option: produce oxygen at a level of 95 to 97% O2, which for the greater part would negate the need to carry oxygen on board. One of the US States has this under test and is being overseen by a medal panel

“Treatment Box”

The easily removed and exchangeable “Treatment Box”
Constructed for lightweight materials: aluminium and composite panels.
“Treatment Box” fit-out by others
“Treatment Box” is reinforced at each corner to allow the Box to be jacked up for maintenance, removal or exchange
Patented jacking process – that is easily moved around any workshop, by two people as its on rubber tyres
“Treatment Box” is fitted with quick release safety
“Treatment Box” is fitted with all the power connections – ready for the Fit-Out vendor as these are plug and play connections from the chassis to the Box.

Batteries and power

Generator testing – high and low temperature, in snow, rain and mud
The battery storage containers are designed in conjunction with our team members associated with F1 and use batteries from their vendor, as used within their KERS brakes.
Batteries temperature control critical
ECU programmed with the aid of our team members associated with F1
Option: hydrogen fuel cell. These fuel cells from one of our partners are approximately 1 litre size and can be used to generate power
Option: separate Battery to run the “Treatment Box”
The batteries are charged via the patented generating process which is built in house
Battery containers are located within the chassis rails and in the old engine bay
Each battery containers can be easily removed at any time

Advantages

Almost nil maintenance
No fuel, fluids or oils to replace
Almost all the wearing parts now removed
Availability increased
Flexibility to change the Medical Box easily, allowing fleet flexibility.
Hydrogen Cartridge availability to use if needed option. Hydrogen Production station fitted at the depot option. Cartridge recharge option.
Options to make the drivers cab a level floor, i.e. walk through, with the gearbox now removed
Power saving (ECU Controls) fitted to the (Medical Box) to save battery power.
Vehicle stability increased, due to the lowering of the centre of gravity for components and the Medical Box.
Medical Box (split level option) aids patient care and paramedics endurance.
No purchase or lease exchange at the end of vehicle life
Separate vehicle and “Treatment Box” – can be treated differently
With the BMP Method you get an updated vehicle at greatly reduced capital cost and lower operating costs