Carmarthenshire County Council has invested in two new electric vehicles (EVs) to add to its car pool scheme.
It is the first local authority in Wales to get EVs in its fleet, which was funded through a £500,000 Welsh Assembly Sustainable Travel Centres grant.
Stephen Pilliner, the council’s transport manager, said that the EVs, two Mitsubishi i-MiEVs, will promote the use of alternative fuel cars to the rest of the community.
“We will, over time, be introducing charging points at locations across the county which will be available for public use. The major attraction is that the vehicles produce zero emissions, require less maintenance and have zero road tax,” he added.
“They are part of our overall aim to encourage more sustainable forms of transport for work-related travel.”
Meanwhile in the Borders of Scotland, the council has delivered three EVs for use by social workers as part of a pilot car sharing scheme.
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