MSP claims South Lanarkshire Council has 'failed' residents over electric cars
iOS - Android Most of the 141 vehicles have remained idle, leading to Central Scotland MSP Monica Lennon MSP branding South Lanarkshire Council’s actions as “wasteful” and “embarrassing".The council used a grant from Transport Scotland to procure the vehicles to help reduce carbon emissions.However, South Lanarkshire Council insists that electric cars needed during the pandemic have been used and the rest are now being used in increasing numbers as restrictions ease, services resume and working practices alter.The council's fleet manager, Dave Gibson, told Lanarkshire Live: “Currently, 98 of the electric cars are actually in service and the remaining vehicles are in the process of being placed into our pool car scheme to be ready for an