King Charles III’s eco-drive is set to include a fleet of electric vehicles (Picture: PA/Getty)
Buckingham Palace is due to get a major electric vehicle upgrade under plans to install 27 charging points throughout the grounds.
The heavy duty bollards will be placed in eight different locations at the Royal residence, according to a newly disclosed document.
The move is the latest in a long line of environmental-friendly changes to the monarchy’s transport arrangements under King Charles III.
The eco-conscious monarch already has the distinction of taking delivery of the Royal Family’s first all-electric car — an EV400 HSE Jaguar I-Pace.
A Jaguar fast charger was installed at his Clarence House residence on The Mall in London.
The king is said to have joked that the car — which has since been sold at auction — was ‘silent but deadly’.
Earlier this month, it was revealed that the household’s two state Bentleys are to be refurbished in order to run on biofuel, which is made from renewable sources.
The move is intended as an interim measure before a planned switch to a fully electric fleet of Royal vehicles.
Installing the charging points at Buckingham Palace and the Royal Mews is part of the ongoing work to decarbonise the official motors.
The planning application has been made by Martin Ashley Architects, who have previously carried out repair and replacement work on the Grade 1-listed residence.
Electric car charging points were installed in the grounds of Windsor Castle earlier this year, a move widely viewed as the green-campaigning king putting his own stamp on the monarchy following his accession in September 2022.
Buckingham Palace is in line for a major electric vehicle upgrade under plans to make the Royal Household carbon neutral (Picture: Getty Images)
King Charles III is a longstanding eco-campaigner and advocate of environmentally friendly transport
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In March, new eco-projects appeared to be underway across the Berkshire estate, also including the planting of thousands of saplings.
Rebecca Trebble, chief customer experience officer at sustainable energy business GRIDSERVE, said: ‘It is great to see King Charles lead by example with his adoption of electric vehicles.
‘His continued commitment to sustainability with greener choices for his fleet and electric car charging points at Windsor Castle and his former residence, Clarence House, is hugely welcomed as everyone has a part to play in moving the needle on climate change.
‘He is always welcome at one of our 190 locations across the UK to charge while he is on his travels.’
King Charles by his Aston Martin DB6 Volante which runs on bioethanol produced from supply waste
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One of the state Bentleys that are being switched to biofuels ahead of a planned fully-electric fleet (Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
The King’s fervent belief in sustainability and environmental issues is reflected in the Sovereign Grant, where minimising the Royal Household’s impact on the environment is one of the top objectives.
The work includes ‘building a roadmap to Net Zero’, according to the latest report on the fund, which supports the sovereign and the royal palaces.
The report states: ‘Travel emissions will continue to fluctuate each year depending on requests from Government for tours involving long haul charter flights.
‘There has been pro-active work to increase the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel, but availability remains a challenge.
‘There has also been steady progress in transitioning to an almost fully electric motor vehicle fleet.’
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