Samoa welcomes first electric fire trucks as part of green transformation
Apia, SAMOA — The Government of Samoa and Japan and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) celebrated a major national milestone with the launch last week of Samoa’s first fully ele

![Funded through a grant from the Government of Japan and implemented by UNDP in close partnership with the Government of Samoa, the CAP-IT Project has enabled the conversion of two fully electric Ford F-150 Lightning into first-responder fire trucks in a world-first adaptation of electric vehicle technology for island emergency services. [courtesy photo] electric firetrucks](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/samoas_electric_firetruck.jpeg?itok=XdEeR6C9)

![A new Thanksgiving Day float featuring Pop Mart’s Labubu, right, and Mokoko are displayed during a press preview of the new floats at Macy’s Parade Studio in Moonachie, N.J., Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. [AP Photo/Seth Wenig] Thanksgiving Day float](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/thanksgiving_day_float_.jpeg?itok=CBYp4IxX)





