Cork City Council leads the way in electric vehicle adoption as peers fall behind

New analysis found 28% of the council's transportation comprised electric vehicles

File photo dated 04/04/24 of an electric vehicle charging station at Skelton Lake Service Station in Leeds. Car dealership Vertu Motors has cautioned over lower half-year profits as demand for new cars and in particular more expensive electric vehicles remains under pressure. Issue date: Monday September 2, 2024.

Cork City Council has electrified more of its fleet compared to any of its peers across the country, a new analysis has found, with 28% of its transportation comprising electric vehicles.

Launching its second annual research insights into local authorities' adoption rates of EV's, Geotab found that the majority of local authorities are still failing to lead the way in the zero emissions transition, with only five out of the 27 organisations that participated in the research having electrified more than 8% of their fleets.