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SEVEN OF the 65 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter ambulances entering service in London have a hidden secret—carbon-fibre bodywork.
19th May 2005, Page 16
19th May 2005
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Page 16, 19th May 2005
— SEVEN OF the 65 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter ambulances entering service in London have a hidden secret—carbon-fibre bodywork.
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Compared with the alloy bodywork of the remainder, they offer a weight saving of 360kg. The seven evaluation vehicles also feature solar roof panels to help with the high electrical loads and Telma retarders to improve service brake life on the capital's congested streets. The box bodies, forthe first time provided by McNeil lie and Sons of Walsall, have a design life twice the six years of the chassis.
The Sprinter 416CDI now accounts for over half of London's 395strong front-line ambulance fleet, with another batch of 65 due to be ordered shortly. This is the first time that carbon fibre has been used for a mainstream CV body.