Cheshire fire service reduces CO2 footprint with EV fleet

The Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service has accepted a delivery of 12 new Nissan Leaf electric vehicles (EV), in a bid to reduce its carbon footprint.

The EVs will replace the station’s existing petrol cars and will be used by staff to travel around stations and carry out home visits. Multi-charge points have also been installed at nine fire stations to ensure a network of fleet charging points are available in each of the four unitary areas.

The majority of the funding (75 per cent) is being subsidised by Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV), with Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service set to pay the remaining sum over a two year period.

Councillor Tony Sherlock, Cheshire Fire Authority environmental champion, said: “We launched our environment and sustainability strategy in 2014 to ensure we achieve 40 per cent carbon reduction by 2020.

“We have been very fortunate to be included on the OLEV readiness project for the procurement of electric vehicles and the implementation of a charging infrastructure.

“With their help we have been able to reduce our carbon footprint and work towards being an increasingly environmentally friendly authority.”

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