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The Welsh Ambulance Service has unveiled its first fully-electric vehicles as it looks to reduce its carbon footprint.

Ten new MAXUS eDELIVER 5 vehicles are now being used by the service after they were launched last week.

They are set to be followed by a further 20 Ford Transit Custom plug-in hybrid vehicles, which will join the service’s 800-strong fleet.

It comes following a £22.4 million investment from the Welsh Government.

David Holmes, fleet manager at the Welsh Ambulance Service, said: “These vehicles represent a major step forward not just in sustainability, but in comfort and safety.

“They’re equipped with a range of driver assistance technologies, like adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking, lane-keep assist and blind spot assist, all of which help reduce driver fatigue and enable our crews to focus fully on patient care.

“We’re immensely proud of these cleaner and greener vehicles, which support both our own decarbonisation agenda and Welsh Government’s goal for a carbon net zero public sector by 2030.”

The single responder vehicles will be used across at ambulance stations across Wales including in Blackwood.

Ed Roberts, the trust’s acting director of finance, said: “With demand on our service increasing year-on-year, it’s more important than ever to have an efficient fleet which literally keeps the wheels turning on our ambulance service.

“We’d like to extend a sincere thanks to Welsh Government and to colleagues across the service who have collaborated to make this possible.”