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CONTENTS<br />
CONTENTS<br />
<strong>Ambulance</strong> <strong>UK</strong><br />
68 EDITOR’S COMMENT<br />
70 FEATURES<br />
70 One For the Future?<br />
72 A breath of fresh air: the lightweight DCA helping<br />
ambulance services reach their environmental goals<br />
73 NEWSLINE<br />
91 IN PERSON<br />
94 COMPANY NEWS<br />
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COVER STORY<br />
The answer to ambulance services’ short-term emissions and budget<br />
challenges could be in the humble diesel-powered dual crewed<br />
ambulance, according to conversion specialist, VCS.<br />
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Figures revealed for the first time in <strong>Ambulance</strong> Today following tests conducted by VCS<br />
show that its dual crewed ambulance (DCA) demonstrates significant reductions in<br />
emissions and fuel consumption over industry benchmarks.<br />
The tests, which mimicked the duty cycles of several NHS ambulance services using<br />
VCS vehicles, were conducted at UTAC CERAM Millbrook’s industry-leading vehicle<br />
validation facility in Bedfordshire.<br />
Results showed that VCS’s Fiat Ducato-based DCA panel van achieves a 5.7% reduction<br />
in CO 2<br />
and a 10% fuel saving, meaning each vehicle could save more than 500 litres of<br />
fuel per year.<br />
For an ambulance service with a fleet of 480 vehicles, these savings start to add up, with<br />
the opportunity to reduce CO 2<br />
output by more than 2,300 tonnes over five years. The<br />
same fleet could also see a potential fuel saving of more than 1.2 million litres of fuel<br />
over five years which, at today’s fuel prices, equates to a financial saving of more than<br />
£1.4 million.<br />
Lower maintenance costs, owing to VCS’s lightweight design and high-quality<br />
production methods, coupled with its fuel efficiency, means that ambulance services<br />
can expect to save more than £2,900 per vehicle over the course of the life of a VCS<br />
DCA. Tests also demonstrated a 12.9% reduction in NO x<br />
emissions, equating to a fleet<br />
reduction of 579kg over five years.<br />
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