In total, 26 of of the EPA’s 33 vehicles – almost 80 per cent – run solely on diesel, according to the latest records released under freedom of information laws.The agency also bought five hybrid Mitsubishi Outlanders, at a cost of €234,000, to be used for visits, audits and inspections of industrial and agricultural sites as well as water sampling, transporting equipment and towing boats.
Diesel-powered vehicles are needed to “facilitate off-road work ranging from landfill inspection to lake/river monitoring,” a spokeswoman said. She said there “have been no suitable fully electric or plug-in hybrids on the market to suit these requirements”. However, the EPA has also said a “restructuring” of an electric vehicle has equipped it to replace an existing diesel-powered Toyota Landcruiser.
“As we emerge from restrictions in 2022, we have already purchased two additional fully electric vehicles that will be used for monitoring work,” the spokeswoman said.
Well we were all told to buy them for yers so you can’t now punish us for having them
So are tesla Ireland 🤔