Sustainability body introduces scheme to encourage firms to use electric vehicles

There is the option for the SEAI to provide a charging point to the business should it be required. File picture

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is rolling out a scheme to give electric vehicles to businesses on a trial basis in a bid to grow the use of sustainable travel in the commercial sector.

The SEAI has awarded a contract worth almost €1m to the car rental firm Enterprise Rent-A-Car to manage and operate the scheme that will allow “businesses real-world experience of having an electric vehicle (EV) on their fleet and showcase the cost and emission savings that EVs represent”.