The Department for Transport has announced that 140 plug-in vehicles will be joining the Government fleet across 15 departments.<\/p>\n
The DfT said the additions are part of a \u00a35 million investment to reduce emissions. The fleets include cars and vans used by the Government when transporting staff and equipment.<\/p>\n
The Government Car Service which provides cars for ministers will also adopt four ULEVs.<\/p>\n
\u00a0A DfT spokesman said: “The most common cars include a number of Priuses, Nissan Leafs and Mitshubishi Outlanders. The rollout also includes a few Kia Soul and Volvo V60 hybrid and others.”<\/div>\n
The announcement is the first phase of a project designed to illustrate the effectiveness of the vehicles and to encourage fleets to take up ULEV vehicles.<\/p>\n
Part of the investment will be used to fund take-up by the wider public sector – including the NHS, police forces and local councils – and pay for charging points so the vehicles can be charged while at work.<\/p>\n
“This is an important step. These cars will save taxpayers money on running costs and will bring low emissions benefits to our fleet,” said transport minister, Baroness Kramer.<\/p>\n
“Today’s announcement proves that Britain is leading the electric charge while supporting the growth of this important industry,” said Kramer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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