MAN and Rosenbauer present electric aerial ladder truck
MAN primarily markets the TGM as a versatile workhorse for medium-duty distribution transport and introduced the fully electric eTGM version in May. Rosenbauer now uses the chassis as the basis for its fully electric turntable ladder vehicle, the L32A-XS Electric. According to Rosenbauer, the world’s largest supplier of fire service vehicles, the model is the lightest battery-electric turntable ladder truck globally, with a gross vehicle weight of under 16 tonnes and an axle load of less than 10 tonnes.
This means the vehicle complies with the weight limits that apply to fire service deployment areas in Germany. The L32A-XS Electric turntable ladder also meets the DIN EN 14043 standard for fully automatic turntable ladders in class 23/12, requiring the vehicle to rescue people from a height of 23 metres at a horizontal reach of 12 metres. During the Interschutz trade fair in Hanover, Rosenbauer officially handed over the first operational vehicle to the Institute of Fire Service North Rhine-Westphalia (IdF NRW), the German federal state’s largest firefighter training institution.
“We are consistently expanding the use of electric technologies in our training operations. Following the procurement of an RT from Rosenbauer, the L32A-XS electric now also gives us access to an aerial ladder under 16 tonnes that can be deployed in regular service without additional approvals or special inspections. This is a milestone in our training and operational practice,” said Marcel Völkert from IdF NRW.
“By mounting the L32A-XS electric on the fully electric MAN eTGM chassis, we have achieved what no other manufacturer has managed to date. We are producing what is currently the world’s lightest aerial ladder vehicle on a battery-electric chassis,” explained Andreas Zeller, Rosenbauer’s Executive Board Member for Sales. “It combines Rosenbauer’s proven aerial ladder technology with the benefits of zero-emission and exceptionally quiet operation. The vehicle is particularly well suited for deployments in urban environments, as well as for applications at airports, in industrial fire brigades and in training — even for use indoors.”
Technical details: The L32A-XS Electric turntable ladder based on the eTGM uses MAN’s eCD210 central drive system, which integrates the electric motor and the MAN TipMatic 2-speed transmission at the centre of the vehicle frame. The system delivers a continuous output of 210 kW and 800 Nm of torque. MAN also equips the vehicle with a high-torque mechanical power take-off (mPTO) to operate the turntable ladder. The Emergency Driving Programme, developed specifically for emergency vehicles, optimises driving dynamics and enables maximum acceleration in combination with the high-performance drivetrain.
Two lithium-ion battery packs with a combined gross capacity of 178 kWh, including 160 kWh usable, supply power to the vehicle. According to MAN and Rosenbauer, the system enables up to ten typical urban operations covering around eight kilometres each without intermediate charging. In rural deployment scenarios, the vehicle can complete around four operations with typical travel distances of approximately 20 kilometres. The batteries can be recharged from 5 to 80 per cent in around 33 minutes using a DC fast charger with up to 250 kW charging power.
“Thanks to the modular battery concept of our electric trucks, we are able to meet all weight requirements from 12 to 50 tonnes,” said Friedrich Baumann, Executive Board Member for Sales & Customer Solutions at MAN Truck & Bus. “Our new MAN eTGM is perfectly suited for body solutions up to 16 tonnes and is therefore the ideal combination for this first fully electric aerial ladder vehicle that complies with all relevant fire service standards. We are very proud to be taking this major step in the electrification of fire service vehicles together with Rosenbauer.”
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