Ireland’s Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has deployed four all-electric vehicles manufactured by Glasgow-based Allied Electric.

Two Peugeot-based eExpert vans are in daily use with ESB Network technicians. The company has also purchased two of Allied’s electric MPVs for staff and event use.

ESB Network managing director John Shine said: “We’re extremely happy with the electric vans and MPVs from Allied.

“Now we’re looking at where else in the company we could replace conventional diesel vehicles with all-electric, zero-emission vehicles.”

ESB currently has a fleet of 2,500 road-going vehicles, varying from light commercial to heavy goods, and it aims to reduce fleet emissions by 30% by 2012 and by 50% by 2020.