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MiEV is an acronym for Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle and it is a five-door hatchback electric car and is the electric version of the Mitsubishi i. There is not an Emergency Response Guide (ERG) for the North America version yet because the 2012 model is the first year sold in the United States. The information below is taken from the European market, well the Germany ERG for the 2011 Mitsubishi MiEV. The US version will have some changes, but expect most of the vehicle to remain unchanged.

So all the hype about electric cars is meant to scare us during an extrication? What do you know about the Chevrolet Volt and Opel/Vauxhall Ampera? General Motors and a group spun off the NFPA, behind the Electric Vehicle Safety Training project have spent a good amount of money educating and making training materials available to anyone with a computer and internet access.

The emergency Response Guides (ERG) that the auto makers are getting more detailed and starting to include extrication recommendations. The 2012 Toyota Prius ERG contains a recommended process to remove the roof when the side airbags are not deployed

So you think the power is completely shut down on that 2010 Toyota Prius with the Solar Panel Ventilation System?? Is the sun out? If yes, than the solar panel on the roof is generating electricity even if it is in subzero temperatures!

You are dispatched to an MVA with a Honda Civic and another vehicle. You ATF that the appearance of the 2012 Civic Hybrid is essentially the same as conventional Civic sedans. The only difference is the word “Hybrid” appears on the right rear of the vehicle of the Hybrid model.

The BMW 7 Series ActiveHybrid F04 Emergency Responder Guide is avaible at Electric Vehicle Safety Training. Check out the two images that provide a brief overview of the locations of all the hazards inside of the vehicle.

Older hydraulic cutting devices may be insufficient! That is what one automaker is saying! Most of the time Ron Moore and David Dalrymple are the ones making the the statements about old cutters being out gunned with new steels!

The automakers have really stepped up their efforts to provide the fire rescue service with useful information on the new technologies. Volkswagen has published several very informative pdf files about the 2011 VW Touareg Hybrid SUV. Several important notes about the hybrid Touareg:

Tesla Motors is a Silicon Valley-based company that designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles (EVs) and electric vehicle powertrain components. If you used PayPal before the company was bought by eBay than you helped this car company get off the ground running. Elon Musk, a cofounder of Telsa Motors was also a cofounder of PayPal and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX).