KN Circet takes on electric fleet from Northgate Vehicle Hire

Northgate Vehicle Hire has announced it will be providing its customer KN Circet with a fleet of 29 Hyundai Kona electric vehicles, representing an investment of €1.1m.

The Konas are the first electric vehicles to join the company’s existing vehicle line-up, making it one of the largest EV fleets in operation in Ireland today.
 
As a leading provider to the Telecommunications, Transport Infrastructure and Power Sectors, KN Circet delivers a portfolio of specialist services across Ireland, the UK, France, Spain and Germany.

 
Raymond Kelly, Group Services Director at KN Circet says “KN Circet aims to implement initiatives that deliver real environmental sustainability. We have extensively trialled a number of electric vehicle (EV) models and have learned the practical lessons required on how best to utilise and develop systems to increase the use of electric vehicles throughout our fleet. Our partnership with Northgate Vehicle Hire for EV’s has resulted in lower running and maintenance costs along with the feelgood factor that we as a company and our drivers are actively contributing to a better and cleaner environment”.
 
Billy McGregor, Managing Director, Northgate Vehicle Hire Ireland Ltd says “At Northgate Vehicle Hire we are seeing more and more Irish businesses actively seeking to reduce their carbon footprint. Switching to Electric Vehicles is just one way these companies can make a positive change. Northgate were happy to support KN Circet with their requirements to provide an eco-friendly, cost-effective vehicle solution delivering zero emissions.”
 
David Thompson, Managing Director Installations Division at KN Circet says “In our Customer Installation Division, we operate a fleet of light commercial vehicles providing various in-home installation services throughout Ireland. We have been monitoring EV technology over the past 10 years, waiting for a vehicle that aligns suitability with affordability. With the introduction of the Hyundai Kona, through our partnership with Northgate Vehicle Hire, we have finally taken this initial step, to migrate several of our Field teams to EV’s. We see this initial deployment as a significant step towards our aspiration to have a fully electrified Fleet, over time.”
 
Fergus Harmon, Sales & Marketing Director, Northgate Vehicle Hire Ireland Ltd, says “At Northgate Vehicle Hire we believe our business is to keep people on the road. Our commercial vehicles provide fleet managers and companies with Vanonomics. Vanonomics means providing flexibility, reduced costs but most importantly peace of mind with our comprehensive support and maintenance services.  In today’s every changing and complex market, we are simply trying to make business easier through our comprehensive fleet solutions.”