National Highways deploys 300 zero-emission vehicles

Steve Elderkin, director of environmental sustainability for National Highways, with David Spooner, managing director Safeguard SVP, pictured during a site visit to the Leicestershire offices of Safeguard SV

Steve Elderkin, director of environmental sustainability for National Highways, with David Spooner, managing director Safeguard SVP, pictured during a site visit to the Leicestershire offices of Safeguard SV

National Highways has added over 300 zero-emission and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) joining its fleet.

The new vehicles are set to cut around 250 tonnes of CO2 emissions a year and will be put into service over the coming months.

The vehicles include 31 fully electric zero-emission new Hyundai Kona across the country used for general maintenance and inspection pool cars and 65 ultra-low emission KIA Xceed Plugin Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) to replace some of our existing...