NHS Wales decarbonisation strategic delivery plan 2025 to 2030 - Part 7: Fleet
Our plan to reduce the environmental impact of NHS Wales and support the Welsh Government’s Net Zero ambition for the public sector.
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13: NHS organisations will actively manage and monitor travel activities within their organisation to identify and implement opportunities to maximise fleet efficiency
13a: Provide efficient or eco driving training to staff who are required to drive regularly (that is more than once per week) as part of their job role (including work travel in an employee‑owned vehicle)
Proposed owners: all NHS organisations.
Implemented by: March 2027.
13b: All new owned or leased NHS vehicles will have a telematics system installed at the point of sale or lease
Proposed owners: all NHS organisations.
Implemented by: December 2025.
14: NHS organisations will define their approach to Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (EVCI) to identify, prioritise and install EVCI
14a: Define each organisation’s own approach to facilitating and leveraging funding for EVCI for staff and visitors at NHS sites; this will account for available grid capacity at sites and the requirement to prioritise front‑line services
Proposed owners: all NHS organisations (including HEIW (Health Education and Improvement Wales)).
Implemented by: March 2027.
14b: Transport teams and estates teams will collaborate to develop a clear EVCI plan, tailored to the organisation’s specific requirements and aligning with the ZEV (Zero Emission Vehicle) procurement requirements in initiative 15a
Proposed owners: all NHS organisations.
Implemented by: plan completed December 2027.
14c: Install EVCI infrastructure at NHS sites as identified in the EVCI plan in line with the NHS Wales electric vehicle charge point best practice guidance (where applicable)
Proposed owners: all NHS organisations.
Implemented by: see initiative 15a.
14d: Develop clear policy outlining each organisation’s approach to funding the installation of home charging where employees are provided with NHS owned or leased EVs (Electric Vehicles) for their job roles
Proposed owners: all NHS organisations.
Implemented by: March 2027.
14e: Provide employees who will drive an EV for their job with a convenient means to access charging points across the areas in which they work
Proposed owners: all NHS organisations.
Implemented by: September 2026.
14f: Retain the all‑Wales fleet and transport group to help jointly identify EVCI opportunities, support allocation of funding, share best practice, and plan implementation, particularly in instances where there is shared use of sites (such as ambulances visiting multiple accident and emergency departments)
Proposed owners: all NHS organisations.
Implemented by: March 2026.
15: All vehicles purchased or leased by NHS Wales will be Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) wherever practically possible; where not possible, hybrid vehicles and ultra‑low emission vehicles will be purchased or leased instead
15a: Align vehicle purchasing or leasing with the following targets:
2025:
New standard vehicles (less than 3.5t or less than 4.25t electric) will be ZEVs (hybrid by exception).
Where ZEVs are not practical due to range limitations, full hybrids should be procured.
PHEVs (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles) should only be considered where it can be demonstrated that the vehicle will use EV-only mode for at least 75% of its mileage.
Where none neither ZEV, full hybrid or PHEV of the above options are feasible or available, a vehicle with demonstrably lower GHG emissions than others in its class should be purchased or leased (that is best-in-class).
New light and heavy goods vehicles will be ZEVs where circumstances allow (such as regular transportation of lighter goods).
2026:
New specialist vehicles (less than 3.5t or less than 4.25t electric) (such as refrigerated vans) will be at least hybrid or LCEVs (Light duty Commercial Electric Vehicle), but ZEVs wherever practically possible. Vehicles shall continue to utilise innovative technology for specialist requirements (such as solar PV (Photovoltaic) auxiliary systems).
2027:
All new single responder vehicles will be ZEVs (hybrid by exception). Vehicles procured before this date should be ZEVs where possible.
2030:
New emergency ambulances will be ZEVs (hybrid or LCEV by exception).
Health board or trusts should continue to explore localised opportunities for low carbon transport infrastructure as they arise (such as localised sources of low carbon transport, electric mowers, and so on) and implement if deemed feasible.
Proposed owners: all NHS organisations.
Implemented by: as per initiative text.
15b: Actively engage in trials and research for electric emergency ambulances and report every 2 years on readiness to all‑Wales fleet and transport group
Proposed owners: WAST (Welsh Ambulance Service Trust).
Implemented by: December 2027, 2029, 2031.
15c: Continue to research the market and participate in trials of electric vehicles (such as medium freight) and other alternative fuel vehicles and report every 2 years on readiness to all‑Wales fleet and transport group
Proposed owners: NWSSP (NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership).
Implemented by: December 2027, 2029, 2031.