http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2407042/electric-taxi-firm-offers-first-class-ticket-to-paddington Electric taxi firm offers first class ticket to Paddington First Great Western teams up with eConnect cars to offer passengers zero emissions travel to and from the London terminus By BusinessGreen staff | 06 May 2015
Passengers taking trains from Paddington can now arrive at the London station in style - and with zero emissions. Under a "UK first" partnership, ticket holders with First Great Western services can pre-book a transfer to and from the station in a Nissan Leaf or Tesla Model S through taxi service eConnect cars. "This is the first time a train operator has partnered with an electric vehicle operator in London to create a transport solution that truly represents smarter, greener travel for those coming to and from London," said Alistair Clarke, owner and managing director of eConnect cars. The company, established in London in January 2014, delivered over 10,500 passengers last year, driving over 93,000 miles in the process. eConnect cars calculates that its fully electric fleet helped to save over 40 tonnes of CO2 emissions entering the atmosphere in London during last year. The deal with eConnect forms part of First Great Western's commitment to reducing its impact on the environment. The company has also brought in new engines for its high speed trains that it claims reduce CO2 emissions by 64 per cent and fuel use by 15 per cent, introduced on-board waste recycling schemes, and is working to encourage more biodegradable and recyclable packaging. [© businessgreen.com] For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Leaf-or-Tesla-S-etaxi-eConnect-Paddington-London-UK-tp4675427.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
