Lease electric cars to rural care workers, UK climate charity says

Possible charity highlights financial savings and environmental benefits for low-paid staff

Ministers should consider a social leasing scheme for care workers in rural areas across the UK to use electric cars, a climate charity has argued, saying this would save often low-paid staff large sums, while bringing a big environmental boost.

A focus group of carers in rural and semi-rural parts of the UK, carried out as part of the study, found that one woman earning less than 20,000 a year as a mobile carer drove four hours a day on average, spending 100-150 a month on petrol.