Council says it’s ‘charging towards the future’ with growing fleet of new electric vehicles

The council says it’s aiming at improving the environment and cutting fuel costs with it’s fast growing stable of Electric Vehicles.

It says it now has two electric minibuses, a large electric recycling lorry and electric road sweepers.

There are also six new electric Vauxhall Corsa cars for use by Social Services staff, along with two electric Renault cars, seven electric Peugeot and Maxus vans and six Renault Kangoo electric vehicles for the council’s neighbourhood and waste enforcement teams

It also has a Maxus electric van for use in Pest Control, one small electric van and a CCTV enforcement vehicle for Parking services along with three Pool Cars for use by workers who need to be on the move.

Cllr Wyndham Griffiths, Neath Port Talbot Council’s Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning, Transport and Connectivity, said: “This is proof we are backing up our Climate Change emergency declaration in 2022 with real action by building up our fleet of EVs while beginning the phasing out of petrol and diesel fuelled vehicles.

“The council has been actively developing a plan to transition to net zero carbon emissions by 2030 and while many of our staff need to move around to deliver social services, recycling collections and many other services to our residents – we are starting to do it in a much greener and cleaner way.

“The transition towards EVs also ties in with the council’s Decarbonisation and Renewable Energy (DARE) strategy.”

(Lead image: Neath Port Talbot Council)