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Council staff urged to leave their cars at home and use electric pool vehicles

Bedford Borough Council is encouraging its staff to leave their cars at home and go electric when travelling around the county on council business. On Monday (14 November)...

Petrol and diesel taxis banned from Ampthill Road bus lane

Banning petrol and diesel private hire vehicles from a bus lane won’t increase congestion or pollution, claims a Bedford council officer. The scheme to allow only ultra low emission...

Letters: Over-the-top electric charging provision at Riverside North car park

I know that there needs to be lots more charging points for electric vehicles in the future. I do think, though, that the Borough has gone over the top in the provision being installed in the car park on Riverside North...

FOI reveals Bedford Borough currently has just 52 public electric vehicle chargers

A freedom of information (FOI) request by British energy company Centrica has revealed Bedford has only 52 public Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers, in streets and car parks. Based on the 2018 ONS borough population estimate, this equals a rate of 30...

Could electric-powered bin lorries in Bedford help save the planet?

A trial of electric powered bin lorries is set to test the technology’s ability to help the council hit ambitious climate saving targets...

electric vehicles

Council staff urged to leave their cars at home and use electric pool vehicles

Petrol and diesel taxis banned from Ampthill Road bus lane

Letters: Over-the-top electric charging provision at Riverside North car park

FOI reveals Bedford Borough currently has just 52 public electric vehicle chargers

Could electric-powered bin lorries in Bedford help save the planet?

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