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News Release from: Mouchel | Subject: Zero-emission pure electric vehicles
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 23 March 2007
Zero-emission vehicles for highways
maintenance
AccordMP introduces zero-emission pure electric vehicles to highways maintenance in the UK.
AccordMP introduces zero-emission pure electric vehicles to highways maintenance in the UK Integrated highways management and maintenance company AccordMP will be the first to introduce zero-emission pure electric vehicles to a highways maintenance contract in the UK
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 26 Feb 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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AccordMP's fleet of 10 battery-powered vehicles will go into service in May as part of the company's GBP40 million annual road maintenance and improvement contract for Transport for London's (TfL's) South London region, which starts in April.
They will be used in light to medium highway and footpath maintenance and for emergency repair response across the region.
The vehicles, which are 98% recyclable, are manufactured by Coventry based Modec and powered by high-energy batteries.
This enables a two tonne payload to be carried at speeds of 50 mph for over 100 miles from a single overnight charge.
The Modec vehicles are also cost efficient and match the running cost of diesel vehicles on a pence per mile basis.
Dave Wright, deputy managing director and sustainability champion at AccordMP said: "The new vehicles, which are the first to go into operation in the UK, and probably the world, use the very latest in environmental technology to cut C02 emissions and improve efficiency".
"They are clean, virtually silent in operation and very agile and easy to manoeuvre - all factors that will bring significant benefits to the residents and commuters in South London".
AccordMP will be charging the vehicles, and powering its offices and depots, on the TfL contract with 'green' electricity and is in negations with BizzEnergy regarding the potential to supply this.
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