Ford hopes to make the air of London a little cleaner by using hybrid vans

It is impossible to solve the problem of air pollution of the big city in one fell swoop. Ford's desire to give London a few hybrid cargo vans can't magically change the situation, but will surely be one of the steps to solving this problem.



Ford and the city authorities of London have joined forces in order to make the air of the British capital a little cleaner by eliminating the use of cars with internal combustion engines. With this goal, Ford is launching in London 12-month pilot project in which a number of local companies will have access to the Park from 20 hybrid Transit Custom vans. In the UK the project supports government-funded Advanced Propulsion centre.

Transit Custom vans will be used mainly for urban travel. For example, for the delivery of goods or execution of works on maintenance service. As travel will be short distances, low speed and over a short period of time, then theoretically, the vans can be used solely on electric that will reduce the emissions of harmful substances in the atmosphere to zero.





Passenger vans are an important part of the commercial industry in London. They account for 75% of peak truck traffic — they carry out on average 280 000 trips per weekday, overcoming a total of 8 million miles (12.9 million km).

This pilot project will be useful to the automaker. Over the next five years, Ford plans to supply the market with 13 new models electric cars, including the new Mustang. published

P. S. And remember, only by changing their consumption — together we change the world! ©

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