Electric vehicle proposed for rural, low-income families

Recommendations from the Climate Change Advisory Council have been welcomed locally.The council are recommending an additional €10,000 in grants to low-income households for the purchase of electric vehicles, particularly in areas with limited access to public transport such as the north west.The calls are an effort to address the fall in sales of electric vehicles which reduced by 24% last year.In its annual review of the transport sector, the council called for Government intervention to support sustained emissions reductions and to encourage people to switch to public transport.The group have called for incentives aimed at low-income households when it comes to purchasing electric vehicles where there is limited access to public transport.Sligo Councillor Donal Gilroy says while he accepts there will be some issues, it could be the way forward locally: