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Eco town partners with Fleetdrive Electric to push sustainable travel

Fleetdrive Electric and A2Dominion partner to provide sustainable travel options in NW Bicester eco town
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BMW i3 being charged with a wallbox - one of the sustainable travel options being presented at NW Bicester

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26 February 2015

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BMW i3 being charged with a wallbox – one of the sustainable travel options being presented at NW Bicester

Small, Fleet, Leasing, LogoFleetdrive Electric drives green change

Fleetdrive Electric, winner of the Best Small Fleet Green Leasing Award, is one of the UK’s leading ultra-low emission vehicle leasing company, working at the forefront of the electric vehicle (EV) market with key bodies such as the Department for Transport and Energy Saving Trust to accelerate the UK’s transition to ultra-low carbon transport.

Fleetdrive Electric provides specialist knowledge gathered through conducting EV trials with various organisations and delivering the Ofgem funded ‘My Electric Avenue’ consumer EV trial project in neighbourhoods across the UK.

A2Dominion, the lead developers of the UK’s first eco town, has joined forces with small fleet leasing specialists Fleetdrive Electric to  enable sustainable travel choices at NW Bicester.

The aim of the new partnership is to accelerate the transition to electric and ultra-low emission vehicles on the first Exemplar phase of NW Bicester.

NW Bicester is an eco town governed under Central Government’s‚ Eco-town Planning Policy Statement (Eco-town PPS).

The partners want 10% of residents switching to an ultra-low emission vehicle (pure electric or plug-in hybrid) by 2017.

These initiatives include:

  • subsidised electric vehicles (EVs) for champions within the community to share their experiences of using EVs,
  • pop-up neighbourhood test drive events and
  • ‘try before you buy’ flexible leasing options that give residents the opportunity to accessultra-low emission vehicles for short periods to find out which vehicle could be practical for them.

The event, which was launched today (26 February), allowed Bicester stakeholders and residents to test drive a range of ultra-low emission electric vehicles including:

  • Tesla Model S,
  • BMW i8,
  • BMW i3,
  • Audi e-tron,
  • VW eUp!, VW E-Golf,
  • Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV and
  • Nissan Leaf.

The NW Bicester Project Team will be available to provide information on the ambitions for sustainable travel at NW Bicester including walking, cycling and public transport, while the car manufacturers will be on hand to discuss their latest products and technologies.

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Ralph Morton

Ralph Morton

Ralph Morton is an award-winning journalist and the founder of Business Car Manager (now renamed Business Motoring). Ralph writes extensively about the car and van leasing industry as well as wider fleet and company car issues. A former editor of What Car?, Ralph is a vastly experienced writer and editor and has been writing about the automotive sector for over 35 years.

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