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The first Peugeot i0n car in the UK, the
company’s latest generation electric car, has been sold and delivered to
EDF Energy, Britain’s largest producer of low carbon electricity, for
use in its fleet including testing recharging solutions.
It is also the first vehicle to qualify
under the Government’s OLEV scheme. Recently, the Government announced a
£5,000 OLEV grant to support the introduction of electric vehicles which
came into force this month.
Eric Salomon, Energy Field Services
Director at EDF Energy, said: “We are delighted to add the first Peugeot
iOn in the UK to our fleet. It fits in perfectly with our ambitions to
provide low carbon solutions.
“EDF Energy, Britain’s largest producer
of low-carbon electricity, fully supports the development of electric
vehicles and believes the take-up of clean, electric transport to be
crucial to Britain meeting its carbon reduction targets. This is why we
are playing a leading role in the development of electric vehicle
charging infrastructure.
“Sustainability is at the heart of EDF
Energy and initiatives like this will help us meet the targets set when
we announced our Sustainability Commitments, one of the biggest packages
of environmental and social measures announced by any British energy
company.”
EDF Energy is engaged in a wide range
of activities within the electric vehicle market which helps to position
it as a market leader for recharging solutions and the supplier of
choice for customers with electric vehicles, including battery electric
vehicles, plug in hybrids and range extended vehicles. The promotion and
uptake of electric vehicles within the UK helps EDF Energy also gain an
understanding of customers’ recharging requirements.
The Peugeot i0n is one of the first of
the latest generation four-seat urban electric cars to go on sale in the
UK this month. It has a potential range of 93 miles and can be recharged
from a standard domestic plug in around six hours, or via a quick
charger in under an hour. It is the ever-increasing fossil fuel costs
and the need to reduce CO2 emissions which has made electric
cars a viable modern alternative option for “urban” transport.
The Peugeot i0n is available in the UK
via an “all-inclusive” mobility offer consisting of a four year 40,000
mile contract, with a monthly payment of £415 excluding VAT, which
includes:
- The lease of the vehicle (battery
pack considered part of the vehicle)
- Full warranty cover for the
vehicle, battery and electric power train for the period of the
lease
- Full servicing and full
maintenance for four years and 40,000 miles**
- Peugeot Connect Services
(available April 2011)
At the end of the first four year
period, all the benefits are available for a further four years and
40,000 miles, at a reduced monthly amount, giving a further four years
of worry free motoring.
With average running costs estimated at
£1.72*** per 93 miles, the energy bill of the i0n is unbeatable
regardless of which recharging mode is used. Carried out overnight or
during “off-peak hours”, recharging costs can be reduced further and
help optimise the use of available low carbon power produced by the
electricity supply companies.
As a 100% electric vehicle, it also
benefits from a range of further cost savings over a conventional
internal combustion engined vehicle:
- No petrol or diesel costs –
potential saving of £1765.05 per year*
- No Congestion Charge (where
applicable) – savings of £1696 annual charge for London
- No Parking charges (where
applicable, e.g. City of Westminster) – potential saving of £1939
per year - £10 x 230 days of parking, less admin fee
Total potential annual saving -
£5400.05 by operating an electric vehicle over a conventional
internal combustion powered car.
Phil Robson, Fleet Sales Director at
Peugeot UK, said: “We are very pleased to be delivering our first
Peugeot i0n in the UK to EDF Energy. Electric cars are an important part
of future urban mobility, alongside hybrid vehicles and highly efficient
diesel and petrol engines. As well as the all electric Peugeot i0n, we
will also this year launch the world’s first diesel hybrid vehicle the
3008 HYbrid4, new e-HDi micro hybrid technology and later a range of
highly efficient three cylinder petrol engines. Together these new
vehicles will help reduce CO2 emissions and reduce customers’
motoring costs.”
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