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Much ink has been spilled looking at how councils are decarbonising their fleets by replacing fossil-fuel powered refuse collection vehicles and street sweepers, vans and cars with their electric equivalents. Indeed, this represents much of LAPV’s coverage. Less consideration has been given to the world of 4x4s and how councils – particularly in rural areas – might need to find alternatives to their diesel-hungry all-terrain vehicles.

Ambitious net zero plans prompted the previous government to mandate that 80% of new cars sold in the UK should be zero emission vehicles by 2030, increasing to 100% by 2035. Delivering infrastructure locally – in particular charging points (CPs) – to support the widespread adoption of EVs will be a key challenge for local authorities.