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NFRS 2024 88 - Electric vehicles

You asked for

I am reaching out to submit a Freedom of Information request regarding the use of electric vehicles within your service.

I would be grateful if you could provide responses to the following questions:

  1. How many motor vehicles are owned by the service as of November 2024
  2. How many electric vehicles (including hybrid) are owned by the service as of November 2024
  3. The manufacturer name of electric vehicles bought by the service up to November 2024
  4. How much has your service spent on electric vehicles up to November 2024
  5. What are electric vehicles used for in your service
  6. How many electric vehicles does the service plan to purchase in the five-year period to March 2030
  7. What budget has your service allocated to purchase electric vehicles every year up to March 2030

Our Response

  1. How many motor vehicles are owned by the service as of November 2024
    Answer: - Including frontline vehicles, 122.
  2. How many electric vehicles (including hybrid) are owned by the service as of November 2024
    Answer: - Currently 16, soon to be 18 (on order).
  3. The manufacturer name of electric vehicles bought by the service up to November 2024
    Answer: -
    • EVs only: Renault Zoe (5), Renault Kangoo (4) and Toyota Proace (2).
    • Hybrid: Toyota Rav 4s (5) and Toyota Corolla Commercial (2 on order)
  4. How much has your service spent on electric vehicles up to November 2024
    Answer: - Approximately £250,000
  5. What are electric vehicles used for in your service
    Answer: - Pool Vehicles/Community Safety/Fire Prevention and Protection/Equipment and Hydrant Maintenance and Temp Flexy Officers
  6. How many electric vehicles does the service plan to purchase in the five-year period to March 2030
    Answer: - The current light fleet strategy is to procure (where suitable) hybrid (as a minimum) or electric vehicles. We have a 10-year capital plan for replacing fleet and we are expecting to procure in the region of 30 to 40 light vehicles by 2030.
  7. What budget has your service allocated to purchase electric vehicles every year up to March 2030
    Answer: - We have budgeted approximately £40,000