Donegal County Council has recently added three new electric vehicles (EVs) to its fleet in an effort to promote sustainability and climate action.
The Council recognises the vital role the organisation has to play in relation to reducing energy, climate change mitigation and adaptation.
The Council say it looks forward to expanding it’s EV fleet in the coming years.
Cahal Moss, Senior Executive Engineer notes “the new vehicles represent part of a range of sustainable transport initiatives including the provision of dedicated electric charging points and enhanced facilities for pedestrians and cyclists”.
Donegal County Council was recently recertified to the International Standard for Energy Management – ISO 50001:2018 and continues to deliver improvements in energy use, carbon emissions and cost using this framework. This helps the authority to deliver on its own internal energy saving targets as well as the national public sector targets of 50% energy efficiency reduction and 51% reduction in CO2eq by 2030”.
