City of York Council has taken delivery of a Nissan Leaf electric car to be used by its staff.
The Leaf has been lent to the council by Nissan at no cost to the authority for the next three month as part of a pilot scheme.
It is a fully electric car and its running costs are much lower than a similar-sized petrol car.
Based on an annual mileage of 12,000 miles, the Leaf would cost £170 to run compared with £1,550 for a car doing 40mpg. Equally important is the fact the Leaf has no harmful emissions.
The vehicle will be added to a range of other vehicles and travel options as part of a “Rethinking travel” pilot scheme. Analysis will be made at the end of the three months to see which cars and options are suitable for council officers to use on work journeys.
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