Working with rescue teams around the world, we get sent some incredible photos of heroic rescue situations. As heroic as they may be, none stopped us in our tracks like D4H users in San Mateo County Sheriff's Office Cliff-Dive-Marine Unit who sent over photos of "SPARROW-1", their electric response vehicle!

Based near San Francisco, their 'piece de resistance' the Sparrow electric car was donated to the team. They repainted it, put a light bar and siren on it, and even fitted it out with a two way radio!

Powered by 13 x 80 amp 12 volt batteries on essentially a golf cart chassis it can get up to 100Km/hour. There are about 30 left in the world and now mainly used by the team for parades.



Brilliant!

(Images owned by and used with permission from San Mateo County Sheriff's Office Cliff-Dive-Marine Unit)