Kilkenny Council have invest in new environmentally friendly vehicles to its road fleet

Kilkenny County Council has added new environmentally friendly vehicles to its winter road maintenance fleet ahead of the colder months.

The new equipment includes a snow plough with a brine unit capable of treating seven kilometres of road on one tank, along with a salt grit spreader.

The vehicles run on batteries and hydrogenated vegetable oil.

Councillor Seán Ó hArgáin says Kilkenny is leading the way in adopting more sustainable machinery.