UK Environment Agency Goes Electric with i-MiEV Delivery

The Environment Agency Brampton in Peterborough has taken delivery of its first pure-electric vehicle (EV) in an effort to reduce the organization’s carbon footprint. The event was meant to coincide with Climate Change Week, which is aimed at demonstrating what can be done by businesses and individuals alike to reduce CO2 emissions, at the same time encouraging more people to act on climate change.

The first i-MiEV is contract hired through Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions, and is being delivered to its new home in Brampton today for staff to drive whilst they go about their work-related activities.

“This is a really exciting development and I am thrilled that the Environment Agency’s first electric vehicle should be coming to Brampton. I am really keen to explore the potential of the vehicle and to get comments from our staff about what they think of it once they’ve used it in their normal work,” said John Orr, Environment Manager for The Environment Agency.

In the Environment Agency’s fight against climate change, it wants to set an example, which is why it is working hard to reduce the organization’s own emissions and hopes the Mitsubishi i-MiEV will make a significant contribution.

“Over recent years we have seen technology in cars improve resulting in many low CO2 cars on the road and on our fleet. The introduction of an electric car to our fleet will provide us with further CO2 savings and the opportunity for us to measure the long term suitability of operating an electric car," Mark Ford-Powell of Environment Agency Fleet Operations added.