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Cheltenham Borough Council

… For more information, see Connecting Cheltenham – Strategy Report 2019. 32 32 By 2025, Deloitte predict that electric vehicle sales will break the 20 million barrier and restrictions on non-plug-in vehicles will be enacted across the country.17 Cheltenham will not be immune to this trend, but alternatives like walking and cycling need to be encouraged. In addition…

… in the “green” to show that Cheltenham is making renewable energy. I think we should get one of these in our town square! We also went to the Gloucestershire Motorshow while we were here. It was interesting seeing all the old cars. Now that new petrol cars are unavailable, it does not seem so weird that Cheltenham has so many electric vehicles, especially given the reputation the place has…

… that Cheltenham join RE100 and commit to using 100% renewable electricity. Solar Car Parks Across the town, CBC owns twenty- nine car parks, many of which are ideally sited to provide charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. They also provide an ideal location for solar charging and storage. Other sites in Cheltenham with car parks are exploring similar installations, so there may…

… in the Borough, including twenty-three refuse and recycling vehicles, street sweepers, vans and cars. A preliminary assessment demonstrates that by 2030 the entire fleet can be zero emission. Cheltenham is fortunate in being the headquarters of one of the few operational hydrogen fleets in the UK, as well as having Council employee experience of electric vehicle operation, which will help ensure…

… that the technology roll-out is operationally viable. Expanding this operation to include a desirable pool fleet would reduce the use of employee vehicles for work purposes (grey fleet) and thus Scope 3 emissions even further. More Scope 3 emission reductions can be gained by rolling out an ‘electric vehicle for staff’ scheme. In addition to the car park infrastructure listed above, the Council…