Director Infrastructure HQ Land Forces, Brigadier Mark Armstrong (front left), and Rob Bryant, Toyota National Public Sector Manager (front right) [Picture: Stuart Bingham, Crown Copyright/MOD 2009] |
Army takes delivery of 'green' cars ) Z/ c H) K( n3 D# v The British Army has recently taken delivery of a fleet of 50 'green' cars as part of its ongoing mission to reduce emissions of gases known to damage the environment.The Army is working towards a government target to ensure all cars procured between 2007 and 2011 produce on average less than 130g per kilometre of CO2.4 J) u# f7 p, g+ P; k4 W ... 8 h. U# o, Z" B) \& y& u& T The latest addition to the fleet are 50 Toyota Prius cars, recently handed over to the Army at a dealership in Bolton. Switching automatically between petrol engine and electric motor depending on driving conditions, these cars produce 104g per kilometre of CO2. % c3 l+ T3 C/ F4 a4 @ A deal brokered by the Ministry of Defence, through its leasing partners VT Group and Lex, sees the Toyota car replace 50 Vauxhall Vectras, whose CO2 credentials are 154g per kilometre. ! c! m7 D3 @4 D N, ? The replacement deal comes at nil extra cost to the Army and is the Ministry of Defence's biggest commitment to date to the use of hybrid vehicles |
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