ScottishPower will electrify its entire vehicle fleet under 3.5 tonnes within the next decade and will be well on its way to meeting that target by the time of the
The green energy company - which only produces 100% renewable electricity - made the commitment as it launched its first fully electric commercial fleet vehicles.
The new electric vehicles (EVs) include ten
Additional EV chargers have been put in place to support the roll-out of the new vehicles.
Representing investment of almost
The CO2 saving from the 11 new vehicles is expected to be in the region of 30,000 tonnes per year and will play an important role in making ScottishPower's own operations cleaner and greener in the lead-up to COP and beyond.
'Creating an all-electric commercial fleet is a hugely important piece of the jigsaw and sends a strong signal to industry about the actions we all must take now if we're to have any hope of achieving a zero-carbon future.
'This is just the latest step in our efforts to tackle the climate emergency, reduce our own emissions and show how we're becoming a more sustainable business. Fossil fuel generation is a thing of the past for ScottishPower and we're now on our way to making fossil fuel commercial vehicles obsolete too.
'That's a real achievement and one that will undoubtedly help deliver the cleaner, greener and better future we, our colleagues and our customers all want, quicker.'
A further ten
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