A charity fighting homelessness has bought their first ever electric van for £65,500. Homeless Project Scotland announced their excitement on social media after purchasing the Ford transit vehicle.
The van will be used to collect food, deliver furniture and transport service users across the city - including doctors appointments.
It comes as the Glasgow based charity hopes to 'go green' and reduce their CO2 emissions.
The new van was funded by the Energy Savings Trust, an organisation devoted to promoting energy efficiency and the sustainable use of energy.
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Colin McInnes, chairman of the Homeless Project Scotland, which is based under Central Bridge in Glasgow, said: "It’s the first zero emissions vehicle we have launched in our fleet.
"It’s quite an experience for volunteers to drive and it’s an experience for the service users. We came to the unit last night with it and they were all super excited that it's electric and fascinated that it was run by batteries.
"There’s a lot of things we are going to have to get used to like charging points, where and how long to charge it. We are excited and it’s going to be a new adventure.
"It will cost less in fuel to run it so more food can go towards people who are hungry. The emissions and air quality will make a difference to the air service users breathe.
"It’s one van less with emissions. I would like to claim we are the first homeless charity in Scotland to have an electric vehicle in our fleet."
