Car rental company to offer Toyota Prius hybrid
Author: MotorTorque Team
Published: 18 September 2008
London residents can now cheat the congestion charge while hiring a car, with the news that car-rental company Europcar is offering the Toyota Prius hybrid to rent in the capital.
The Prius is exempt from paying the London congestion charge as it uses a hybrid-electric drive as propulsion. Alternatively-fuelled vehicles currently qualify for C-Charge exemption.
The Prius fleet can be driven certain distances using electric power only at the press of a button, making the models ideal for city driving, and is likely to offer savings on fuel too.
“The availability of the Prius provides customers with an opportunity to put the hybrid to the test following news that Toyota aims to sell at least 1 million hybrid vehicles annually in the early part of the next decade.” said Catriona Lougher, Marketing Director for Europcar.
“Renting a car with Europcar is already a green choice as all our vehicles are on average just 3 months old and fitted with the latest technology to cut emissions. The average CO2 emission of our fleet is 157 g/km compared to the UK car parc of 164.9 g/km.
"However, by making the Prius available we are bringing our customers a new way to drive greener that will also help them cut costs in terms of fuel and congestion charges."
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