We’re delighted to be hosting this year’s Green Fleet Live show at our prestigious Grade One listed Rochdale Town Hall.
As an authority, we boast 29 electric vehicles in our environmental management fleet alone and we’re growing rapidly as we work towards reducing carbon emissions and boast sustainable fleet practices.
Our fleet, which includes small vans and a 19-tonne electric truck are used by our operational team across the borough for many service areas including street cleansing and waste services.  We are one of only a handful of local authorities in Greater Manchester that has this many electric vehicles in service.
We’ve also been trialling electric bin wagons as part of plans to look at alternative options and have begun transitioning to electric grounds maintenance equipment. Our next focus is on our diverse fleet of specialist vehicles, which are primarily diesel-powered. To lower emissions, we have trialled Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as an alternative fuel, with the aim to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 90%.
Our electric fleet is just one way we are driving forward to meet out climate change goals, which compliments the council’s wider plans to achieve sustainability targets across all services.
Find out more about our goals: www.rochdale.gov.uk/ClimateChange