Publication - FOI/EIR release

Electric vehicles owned by the Scottish Government: FOI release

Published: 15 January 2019
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

FOI reference: FOI/18/03679
Date received: 10 December 2018
Date responded: 10 January 2019

Information requested

1. How many electric vehicles are owned by the Scottish Government

2. What percentage of the Scottish Government’s total vehicle fleet is electric.

3. How many electric vehicles the Scottish Government have procured since 2017.

4. How many electric vehicles the Scottish Government have procured since 2017 as a percentage of total vehicles procured.

Response

The Scottish Government currently own 12 electric (EV’S) and 28 plug in electric vehicles (PHEV’s), which equates to 20% of our overall fleet.
Since 2017 we have purchased 6 EV’s and 14 PHEVs, which is 34% of all purchases made.

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Contact

Please quote the FOI reference
Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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