The Good With the Bad
GOOD: The City of Redmond's fleet is 30% EV. Redmond's Fire Department will have the first EV Fire Engine in the State. So cool for show at festive city events like Derby Days! The electric engine even comes with a diesel back-up. Wow!
BAD: Electric Vehicle batteries are very heavy. They can add 1,000 -2,000 pounds to the weight of a passenger vehicle putting wear and tear on our roads, bridges and crosswalk lines. Imagine how much the EV/diesel fire engine will weight. Re-striping faded crosswalks is more important than ever. Just look at them now.
-- Bob Yoder, 6/9/2023
