Sunstar ambulances tap the sun to tack on power

[CBEMT]

I would've thought somebody in Kalifornia would've come up with this first.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/article941559.ece

[spenac]

It will not open for me. But if its what I think its a great idea.

[Richard B the EMT]

Perhaps a good idea, but then, I am looking outside at fallen snow, more expected...

I just don't know.

[WolfmanHarris]

All the new Ambulances in my county have had them for about three years and the crews neither like or dislike them as it's probably one of the few gadgets that can be put on an Ambulance that don't give the medics something else to worry about or get in the way. It just sits there keeping the battery from getting run down.

[Richard B the EMT]

Just a thought provoker, but, what if the ambulance is stored in a garage, instead of a parking lot?

[WolfmanHarris]

Hmm... they all are garage stored here. Provincial mandate requires all Ambulances be stored inside (one of the reasons they needed a new base). So maybe it's not about charging as much as keeping the charge on the battery up if the engine's off and the lights and the like are on?