NEW NHS electric vehicles have hit the road over the last few months, with the intention of cutting the NHS's carbon footprint.
The North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) has three zero-emission vehicles, two rapid response vehicles, and one mental health ambulance.
The vehicles are part of a national £2.1 million investment, as the NHS becomes the first health service in the world to commit to reaching net zero by 2040.
The NWAS serves more than seven million people across Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Chesire and Glossop.
It has over one thousand emergency and non-emergency vehicles operating across the North West.
Dr Nick Watts, chief sustainability officer at NHS England said: “Each electric vehicle costs less to run and maintain, meaning these new vehicles will spend more time on the road and change the way we deliver care in the community."
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