A new type of foldable vehicle is being tapped for emergency response measures.
Looking to expand their fleet of emergency response vehicles, United Hatzalah has signed an agreement with City Transformer for a number of the foldable electric vehicles. The vehicles will contain a patented mechanism which allows them to shrink down their wheelbase to as little as 39 inches, so as to make it easier for them to navigate through crowded areas, whether by traffic, people, or other obstacles. Said Asaf Formoza, CEO of City Transformer, to the Times of Israel, “More than 4 billion people currently live in urban areas, in cities, and that will only increase in the coming years. People need vehicles for city centers, for narrow streets, for tomorrow’s world.”
Says Dobv Masel, vice president of operations for United Hatzalah, of the acquisition, “We approached this from two angles. First, the safety of our volunteers and riders. And second, the innovation component. We invented the motorcycle ambulance, and it’s clear why — they can go through traffic easily, for example — but that limits us because not all volunteers have motorcycles licenses or want to be on a motorcycle.”
United Hatzalah is a volunteer EMS organization with over 6,000 medics nationwide in Israel.
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