Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
We can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service (ECFRS) does hold the information you have requested.
Questions and final response:
Question 1 - How many motor vehicles are owned by the service as of November 2024
ECFRS own three hundred and twelve motor vehicles as of 28ᵗʰ November 2024.
Question 2 - How many electric vehicles (including hybrid) are owned by the service as of November 2024
ECFRS own twenty-eight battery and plug in hybrid electric vehicles.
Question 3 - The manufacturer name of electric vehicles bought by the service up to November 2024
The manufacturers of the battery and plug in hybrid electric vehicles that ECFRS own, are:
Volvo
Tesla
BMW
Toyota
Question 4 - How much has your service spent on electric vehicles up to November 2024
For the period January 2023 to November 2024, ECFRS have spent £1,160550.00 on battery and plug in hybrid electric vehicles, these were purchased under Framework agreements
Question 5 - What are electric vehicles used for in your service
ECFRS use battery and plug in hybrid electric vehicles in our Operational, Resilience, and Prevention Departments
Electric vehicles are also used by our Senior Leadership Team/Management.
Question 6 - How many electric vehicles does the service plan to purchase in the five-year period to March 2030
ECFRS are in the process of updating our car policy. As part of our renewal procedure, we review each new vehicle requirement to ensure we procure the most suitable and efficient vehicle for the job.
We continue to trial appropriate battery electric vehicles (BEVs) to better understand their capabilities for our future fleet.
Question 7 - What budget has your service allocated to purchase electric vehicles every year up to March 2030?
ECFRS have a set budget each year for the purchase of our replacement vehicles, this includes Electric, Diesel and petrol engines.
Each new vehicle will be reviewed to ensure it is the most suitable and efficient for the job.
We are also testing BEVs to understand their capabilities for our future fleet.
We hope you find this information useful.
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Incident and other data is published on our transparency site. Incident Data (essex- fire.gov.uk).
Please note that the response and data released to you as part of this request will be published on our website http://transparency.essex-fire.gov.uk/.
All requests will be anonymised and no personal information including contact details will be disclosed as part of this process.
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Thank you for your interest in Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, we hope this satisfies your request.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to apply for an internal review.
Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of your original email and should be sent to informationgovernance@essex-fire.gov.uk or sent to our postal address: Internal Review, Information Governance Team, Kelvedon Park, Rivenhall, Witham, Essex CM8 3HB.
Please ensure you quote the above reference number in all future communications.