BIRCHWOOD Town Council has added two electric vans to its fleet as part of its Climate Emergency Action Plan.
The two Maxus eDeliver 3 vans replace diesel vehicles that are no longer running.
Council chairman Cllr Russ Bowden said: “Our old vehicles had reached the end of their useable life and the new vehicles, while costing slightly more to buy, will bring down our running costs significantly. Our maintenance team operatives have already tried them out and have been very impressed by them.”
Cllr David Ellis, who is also chairman of Warrington Climate Emergency Commission said: “It is great to see Birchwood leading the way in the changeover to electric vehicles, and we look forward to seeing other parishes do the same. Diesel for our vehicles was the most significant source of greenhouse gases from Birchwood Town Council’s activities and with this purchase, we have reduced this by about 4o percent, helping put us on target for our goal to be net zero emissions by 2030.”
In June 2019 Birchwood Town Council was one of many local councils around the country to declare a climate emergency.
As part of its Climate Emergency Action Plan, the council pledged that all vans should be replaced with electric vehicles when they reach the end of their serviceable life.
