Mitie has pledged to run at least 20 percent of its company small van and car fleet using electric vehicles within the next two years.

The company, which runs 3,587 compact vans and cars, has promised that 717 of them will be electric by the end of December 2020, to hit demanding emissions targets by 2030 helping avert a climate change disaster.

Mitie's liveried vans are a common sight on UK roads, but soon some will be powered by the latest Electric Vehicle technology. The company has already ordered a 400 electric small vans and cars to phase out polluting petrol and diesel vehicles as quickly as technology allows. The first electric models on order for Mitie include Nissan E-Nv 200 vans and Renault Zoe, Hyundai Kona and VW e-Golf cars.

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Mitie will install more than 800 charging points at its offices across the UK and at suitable home addresses of its drivers in a major infrastructure commitment. It is also in discussions with suppliers to negotiate a deal for renewable energy, which it plans to make available to its electric vehicle drivers, as well as using at Mitie offices, if energy suppliers support the approach.