Scotland – Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS) won Innovate UK grant of £460K to develop hydrogen electric emergency ambulance.
Scotland based Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS) won an Innovate UK government grant of £460,000 from the Department for Transport. Supported by the grant, HVS is working with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS GGC), the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) and Foresight Innovations to develop the UK’s first purpose-built hydrogen-electric emergency ambulance.
The planned development will be completed by the end of March 2022 which aligns with the NHS GGC target of a net-zero fleet by 2025. Although the development project of the zero-emission emergency ambulance is starting in Scotland, it has the potential to be released across the UK.
Unlike battery electric vehicles (BEV) that require downtime to charge, this hydrogen-electric ambulance can be refuelled in only 5 minutes. The quick refuelling will enable the ambulance to do back-to-back shifts which are a must-have for healthcare services.
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There are also opportunities for power off-take onboard, allowing medical equipment to be operated without producing emissions or having to run on a separate generator.
Jawad Khursheed CEO HVS.
This incredible win for HVS to develop a zero-emission emergency ambulance will help healthcare vehicles that need significant onboard power supplies for both transport and for static
“The advantages of a hydrogen-electric powertrain that produces its own electricity onboard directly improves vehicle efficiency and reduces CO2 emissions. We also expect the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of hydrogen-electric vehicles to reach parity with petrol/diesel vehicles by 2030 if not sooner,”
“The collaboration between NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Scottish Ambulance Service and HVS, using a grantfunded project to develop a concept zero-emission hydrogen vehicle ambulance will prevent healthcare vehicles from contributing to air pollution and future associated respiratory diseases,” said a spokesperson of the Scottish Ambulance Service.
The multi-award-winning HVS brings together the latest technology and their innovative designs to produce zeroemission commercial vehicles. HVS dual cell powertrain and chassis solutions will allow the wider transport industry to meet ambitious emission reduction targets of -15% by 2025, -30% by 2030 and fully zero-emission fleets by 2040.
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HVS Wins UK Grant for Zero – Emissions Ambulance, October 28, 2021
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