Electric vehicles fleet strengthen Porto city Hall environmental strategy

Porto City Hall has just received 12 new electric vehicles for the maintenance of green spaces in the city, while awaiting the delivery of two small road sweepers, electrically powered as well.

This is the crowning moment of the application process to the Environmental Fund, an important support to the replacement of the municipalities' urban car pool by electric vehicles.

Porto City Hall has presented the largest application to the Environmental Fund, at a national level, to the Ministry of Environment, which was accepted in full, to a total investment of more than 820.000 euros. The state participates with a grant of 341.861 euros.

This is the result of the municipalities' policy to adapt to the changing climate by developing renewable energy sources through social and political changes that involve improving the quality of life for all in the city.

At a local level this environmental strategy aims to use the city's natural resources wisely, emitting less CO2 and reusing and recycling as much as possible.