A record milestone: Eesti Energia adds its hundredth electric car to its fleet

Eesti Energia has been working steadily to increase the share of electric cars in its fleet and has set a target to have 20% of its fleet electric by 2024.

"The use of electric cars is an important step in our green journey. With a fleet of 100 electric cars, we have one of the largest environmentally friendly fleets in Estonia. Through this we hope to be an inspiration for our customers and other companies. As an employer, we see that we also have a big role to play in encouraging our employees to think greener," said Mango Oras, Head of Transport Management at Enefit.

"In fact, many of our employees have had their first electric car experience using our general-purpose vehicles," noted Mango. "The biggest difference between an electric vehicle and a petrol or diesel vehicle is charging and driving range. Once the first experiences and drives are behind you, the choice in the future is usually for an environmentally friendly and quiet electric car," Mango explained.

In total, Eesti Energia's electric cars have already driven nearly 1 500 000 kilometres, saving a total of almost 250 tonnes of carbon emissions. "Employees use the cars on a daily basis for customer visits as well as for inspections of sites and electrical installations," Mango added.

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