Irish couriers can now opt for electric vehicles
Date: 10 January 2008
Couriers and other owner drivers in Ireland will be able to minimise their carbon emissions by opting for commercial electric vehicles from Smith Electric Vehicles.
The company has said that it will deliver 100 of its leading edge Newton and Edison vehicles to dealers in both Northern and Southern Ireland.
Kevin Harkin, sales director for Smith Electric Vehicles, said that it made commercial sense to offer environmental vehicles to couriers and owner drivers in Ireland because of the nature of the country's roads.
He explained: "There are tens of thousands of vans and trucks in Ireland that spend their entire working lives in congested urban areas.
"This stop-start environment is when the diesel engine is at its least efficient and most polluting, making a compelling argument for replacing these vehicles with our zero emission products."
One courier, TNT Express, has already opted for a number of the company's Edison vehicles. Courier firms have been attracted to the fact that, as pure electric vehicles, the vehicles benefit from greatly reduced 'fuel' and maintenance costs, resulting in an attractive whole life cost proposition for owner drivers.
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