Support

Representation ID: 5978

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: SHMS

Summary
Support however the policy does not maximise the potential that the district could harvest from this. Example it is unlikely there will be sufficient power supply to sustain a complete step change to electric vehicles, Traditionally the logistics models focus on large economies of scale, large depots for HGV and Bus operators. Buses and refuse and local delivery vehicles are the higher polluters by the nature of their operation in addition to particulate emmissions on older engines. Local storage provision could be explored to minimise travel distances and time incurred by employees in the transport and services business sectors
Consideration of alternative fuels such as Hydrogen and the infrastructure to support should be explored (refer Aberdeen Council web pages)