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From right , Darren Baldwin , Head of Playing Surfaces and Estates at Tottenham Hotspur with Reesink ’ s Richard Freeman and Dave French .
Star for Spurs Tottenham Hotspur FC brings in electric fleet from STAR EV
T ottenham Hotspur Football Club has chosen STAR EV to play a key part in its journey to becoming net zero carbon .
As a fleet of STAR EV all-electric vehicles from distributor Reesink e-Vehicles arrive at the Training Centre in North London , Darren Baldwin , Head of Playing Surfaces and Estates at the club , which has topped the Premier League sustainability table produced by the UN-backed Sport Positive and published by BBC Sport for three years running , tells us why he chose STAR EV .
“ We needed an alternative form of transport for staff and VIPs around the Training Centre that has a reduced impact on the environment ,” he explains . “ We ’ re already investing in electric options for tending to the pitches and what we needed next was an electric solution that encompassed golf buggies , people carriers , utility vehicles and ambulances .”
Tottenham Hotspur is using 10 Capella Work Machines , three ambulances – two for the men ’ s team and one for the women ’ s – and a Sirius four-seater people carrier . All are electric and come with STAR EV ’ s record of using high quality materials to create one of the most resourceful green vehicles on the market .
With Tottenham Hotspur a proud member of the UN Race to Zero , committing to halve its carbon emissions by 2030 and become net zero carbon by 2040 , its partnership with STAR EV will help it secure a place in the top tier of sustainability in sport .
Darren has been at the club for 26 years and has certainly seen many pivotal points in
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