Published on November 10th 2021
The ReFLEX Orkney project is delighted to announce that on 8 Nov 2021 it hit the milestone of bringing 100 electric vehicles into Orkney.
With four new leased vehicles arriving on the freight boat that morning, a total of 103 vehicles have been brought into Orkney through ReFLEX, with more due in the coming days and weeks.
So far there have been 84 leased vehicles arrive in Orkney through the project. ReFLEX has brought 19 other electric vehicles to Orkney for use as demo, car club and community vehicles - bringing the total on the ground in Orkney to 103 and counting as new leased EVs arrive weekly.
This is a significant milestone for the £28.5 million ReFLEX Orkney project which is part funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund and match funded by private investment.
This news comes as representatives of ReFLEX Orkney are at COP26 with one of the ReFLEX demo cars, which is being used to transport delegates at the global climate change summit in Glasgow.
Gareth Davies, Managing Director of ReFLEX Orkney Ltd is at COP26 and said:
“It is very timely to pass the milestone of 100 vehicles in Orkney, during the COP26 summit. ReFLEX Orkney is a demonstration project, pioneering an integrated, affordable, low-carbon energy system in Orkney which can then be used as a blueprint for others. “
“Interest in electric vehicles has grown steadily since the day ReFLEX Orkney Ltd launched back in December, with 84 electric vehicles leased to people and businesses now in Orkney and another 41 on order, totaling 125 lease orders so far. It has been especially exciting seeing how word of mouth has grown as customers show their new EVs to family and friends.”
“ReFLEX Orkney is making a big impact on electric vehicle numbers and efforts to decarbonise transport in Orkney already. According to DVLA figures, since 2013 the average number of EVs in Orkney has increased by about 40 vehicles a year. ReFLEX Orkney has brought in about two and a half times that figure, since our commercial launch in December 2020. This provides a fantastic example to others of what is possible.”
