Electromobility is currently one of the buzzwords in the fight for the use of renewable energy sources, reduction of CO2 emissions and sustainability. Electromobility refers to all vehicles of all kinds (cars, trucks, scooters, bikes, airplanes, boats, etc.) that are at least partially powered by electricity. This often gives the impression that electromobility is a completely new invention. However, at the beginning of the last century, there were already more electric cars on US roads than internal combustion engines, with around 60,000 units on the road.
Today, electronically powered vehicles are clearly in the minority. The share of new registrations recently amounted to around 15 percent. The percentage of vehicles with hybrid drives is around twice as high. The most urgent task for business and politics is still to create the necessary infrastructure to make the use of electromobility - including hybrid drives - more attractive and easier.
Electric and hybrid mobility is an important topic in the special vehicles sector. Emergency and special vehicles of all kinds must be ready for use at all times in case of doubt, and often have to be used for long periods of time. This means that a lot of battery power must be available. However, batteries still take up a lot of space in the vehicle and thus reduce the space available for technical equipment or personnel. Charging the batteries often takes several hours. Time that passes unused, which does not contribute to economic efficiency. There is still a lot of development work ahead of us before all the challenges of electrifying special vehicles have been overcome. The fact that more and more municipalities and public companies are turning to electromobility highlights the urgency of finding solutions to the problem.
