Flux Mobility is supplying nine all-electric four-wheel drive vehicles to the Basel professional fire department.
Winterthur, January 8 - Since December 20, 2024, nine fully electric all-wheel drive vehicles have been in use by the Basel professional and militia fire department.
With the introduction of nine fully electric all-wheel drive vehicles, the Basel professional fire department is completing a chapter of its 2020+ vehicle strategy and setting new standards for sustainable mobility. This decision is in line with the climate strategy of the Canton of Basel-Stadt, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to "net zero" by 2037.
The first fully electric all-wheel drive vehicle was handed over to the Basel professional fire department in August 2023 as part of an intensive test phase to prove its performance under real conditions. It is a special vehicle for rescues from heights and depths that has been specially optimized for all-wheel drive. This ensures that the vehicle can master almost any incline in Switzerland, even when fully loaded and in difficult weather conditions. More traction also means more safety for the emergency services.
The climate control concept developed by Flux ensures a constant, pleasant ambient temperature regardless of the weather. This allows firefighters and their sensitive equipment to work optimally and keep a cool head under all operating conditions.
Fire engines are generally used for short distances and under high loads. Extensive tests were carried out, including efficiency tests of the electric drive, load tests with a full load, braking behavior, blue light operations (190 kW/ 258 hp) and the maneuverability of the vehicle.
The vehicle fleet includes:
With its customized solutions, Flux enables a seamless transition to emission-free mobility while ensuring the safety and functionality of the fire department fleet. The vehicles were developed together with the customer in close cooperation with Tony Brändle AG, the bodybuilder and specialist in the field of fire department, ambulance and police vehicles.
Flux Mobility AG, founded in April 2021 and based in Winterthur, develops high-quality light commercial vehicles with innovative, emission-free drive technologies. It also produces special vehicles. The basis for this is a flexible platform concept that enables the one-to-one replacement of diesel vehicles. Flux is thus playing a key pioneering role in the sustainable transformation of industrial mobility and is helping companies to exploit the potential of electromobility. Flux Mobility's customers include several of the largest municipal companies in Switzerland.
