The Welsh Ambulance Service has unveiled its first fully electric vehicles as part of its ambition to reduce its carbon footprint.
Ten Maxus eDeliver 5 vehicles have now entered service with a further 20 Ford Transit Custom plug-in hybrid vehicles completing the new additions to the 800-strong fleet.
It comes from a £22.4 million investment by Welsh Government into replacement vehicles.
The service said it is expected that the vehicles will “continue to drive down CO2 from diesel emissions and improve the experience of patients and staff”.
David Holmes, Fleet Manager at the Welsh Ambulance Service, said:
“These vehicles represent a major step forward not just in sustainability, but in comfort and safety.
“They’re equipped with a range of driver assistance technologies, like adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking, lane-keep assist and blind spot assist, all of which help reduce driver fatigue and enable our crews to focus fully on patient care.
“We’re immensely proud of these cleaner and greener vehicles, which support both our own decarbonisation agenda and Welsh Government’s goal for a carbon net zero public sector by 2030.”
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