Based on Freedom of Information (FoI) data, Geotab found that Bristol’s local authorities possess the highest percentage of electric fleet vehicles (44.5%), with Transport for London (TfL) scoring the lowest (3.2%).

Further cities with large proportions of electric vehicles in their councils’ fleets are Liverpool (43.3%), Leeds (27.8%) and Manchester (26.8%), the data found.

According to Geotab, the results revealed a ‘fragmented approach to local authority fleet decarbonisation’, with the disparity in advancement creating risk of an ‘electrification divide’.

Geotab warned that this could have climate-related repercussions, as well as impacting service delivery and air quality.

‘The divide also highlights more than just different decarbonisation speeds; it represents a significant gap in operational and financial efficiency’, says Geotab.

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