Bid to accelerate State use of electric vehicles

The Defence Forces, An Post, the HSE, and education bodies are all being encouraged to switch over to using electric cars to reduce carbon emissions and government spending.

Environment Minister Denis Naughten recently met the Defence Forces chief of staff, Vice Admiral Mark Mellett, and they discussed how army personnel could switch to using carbon-free vehicles in future.

An Post CEO David McRedmond and the minister also met last week and discussed using electric vans in the postal fleet, as well as the possibility of charge points being installed at post offices.