Health Secretary Wes Streeting faced calls last night to ditch the 'unreasonable' Net Zero strategy to electrify all UK ambulances within 15 years.

The cash-strapped NHS is preparing to abandon all its diesel ambulances and set up almost 5,000 charging points at health centers and ambulance stations to power a fleet of electric-powered lorries.

Health chiefs have declined to reveal how much the brand-new ambulances will cost, however official figures seen by the Mail on Sunday reveal it will cost ₤ 100million just to update the grid and electrical facilities needed for charging points.

The MoS can likewise reveal there are currently simply two electric-powered ambulances getting guests in England - compared with more than 4,500 diesel ambulances.

There are 160 other electrical emergency cars for paramedics, including two automobiles, 16 action vans and three motorcycles.

The most recent electrical ambulances have a variety of up to 200 miles, however paramedic crews in backwoods typically travel even more in a shift.

Latest figures reveal the typical reaction time in England for the most lethal 'category-one' ambulance calls is 7 minutes and 52 seconds - compared to an NHS target of seven minutes.

Last night Nick Timothy MP, previous chief of staff to ex-prime minister Theresa May, said: 'Ambulance services have been struggling to fulfill their response targets. With these obstacles it is unreasonable to distract NHS workers from their tasks with impractical Net Zero targets.

West Midlands Ambulance service released the first fully electrical emergency ambulance 2020

Wes Streeting dealt with calls last night to ditch the 'ridiculous' plan to amaze all UK ambulances