Swansea takes delivery of 40 electric vans

Swansea Council has taken delivery of forty electric vans, making it the largest electric van fleet in Wales, enabling the authority to lower its carbon footprint.

Having teamed up with local Peugeot dealer C.E.M Day, who have provided the fleet of vans, the council vans can connect to a charging point and be charged to provide a range of services to residents in the city, including corporate building services, waste management, parks and street cleansing.

Andrea Lewis, cabinet member for Housing, Energy and Building Services, said: "Technology has improved significantly in recent years, enabling us to enter into an agreement with a vehicle manufacturer that can provide us with a fleet of 100 per cent electric vehicles. This means we can continue serving residents in the city and be much kinder on the environment.

"We should all be concerned with making Swansea a greener, more sustainable and more environmentally aware city for our children and generations to come. With the Welsh Government having set an 80 per cent greenhouse gas emission target, it's pleasing to see Swansea Council setting the right example."