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eco friendly vehiclesQuite an interesting read.
TNT to operate 100 zero emission vehicles in the UK
15/May/2008
TNT in the UK, which claims to be that country's leading business-to-business express delivery operator, this week launched "the world's largest fleet of zero emission vehicles" in a move it said would enable the company to reduce its carbon footprint by 1.3m kilos of COČ a year.
TNT's said its new 100-strong fleet of battery-powered Newton-style delivery trucks would replace diesel equivalents over the next 18 months. "The amount of COČ saved by the environmentally-friendly 7.5 tonne lorries will be enough to fill Wembley Stadium," claimed the company.
The Newton models, manufactured by Smith Electric Vehicles in Tyne and Wear, north-east England, are said to be the first pure electric vehicles in their class which can compete in performance terms with diesel equivalents and, at the same time, deliver a 100% reduction in COČ emissions and exhaust air pollutants at the point of use.
The first tranche of 50 trucks will initially operate from TNT UK locations in London, Basildon, Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Durham, Edinburgh, Enfield, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester, Luton, Northampton, Oxford, Paisley, Preston and Wolverhampton. TNT said it was also piloting other Smith Electric battery-powered vans and trucks in the Netherlands, with a view to rolling them out across its wider European operations.
Peter Bakker, TNT CEO, commented: "We are living in times of great change and the launch of the fleet represents a critical component in what we are striving for - to make TNT the first zero emissions express and mail company."
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ivan burit
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amenity.
very shrewd move by TNT freight.
In londons Low Emission Zone, they will enter free.
In Londons congestion charging zone they will also enter free.
Also, i`m sure that in inner london, they can also park for free..
Win - win situation or what....
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