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Energy company E.ON has renewed its
Ford contract with the environmental performance of Ford vehicles a
deciding factor.
The agreement with E.ON will see some 2,000 Ford vans and cars added to
their UK fleet this year as part of the three-year deal.
The utility is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies and has
been running Ford vehicles for the past 10 years. Serving 8,000,000
electricity and gas customer accounts, it places a particularly strong
emphasis on its ecological responsibilities.
“Safety, fitness for purpose and environmental performance are the main
criteria in selecting E.ON vehicles,” said David.
The UK fleet totals around 5,900 vehicles, with Ford making up
three-quarters of the 3,100 light commercials, and more than a quarter
of the 2,800 cars.
This year, E.ON UK is taking on new Ford commercial vehicles including
Ford Transit, Ford Transit Connect and Ford Ranger models, as well as
Ford Fiesta vans for use by electricity meter readers. The vans are
split equally between the utility’s electricity distribution and
metering services business units.
New Ford cars joining the E.ON UK fleet in 2008 are 340 Ford Fiesta
1.4-litre Zetec five-door models for employees, as well as Ford Mondeo
Titanium and Titanium X and a small number of Ford S-MAX vehicles, to be
used by business managers and essential car-users. In line with its
environmental focus, the company runs only cars with CO2
emissions below 165g/km. The Ford Mondeo range boasts from 139g CO2/km
and S-MAX's CO2 emissions are from 164g.
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