GEW invests in hybrid car fleet

UK-based UV curing specialist GEW has invested in a fleet of eight new Toyota Auris hybrid cars for its team of service engineers to provide more efficient and environment-friendly transportation.

GEW has invested in a fleet of eight new Toyota Auris hybrid cars for its team of service engineers

With a total fleet of over 20 vehicles with a high annual mileage to manage, GEW described the benefits of changing to hybrid vehicles as ‘significant’. For the company, the switch from diesel to hybrid power is expected to yield savings in fuel and reduce costs associated with the London congestion charge and driving restrictions in city centers in France and Germany.

From an environmental standpoint, GEW said the change brings cleaner transport, cutting down on emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and toxic nitrogen oxides by as much as 30 percent.

Exhaust emissions are a major contributing factor to smog formation and poor environmental conditions. The lower emissions of the hybrid vehicles will help to improve air quality and reduce harmful effects on health, it stated.

Malcolm Rae, GEW managing director, commented: ‘The benefits to the environment and the costs savings for our business are compelling reasons for us to change to hybrid vehicles.

‘Our service engineers travel hundreds of thousands of miles every year in London, the Southeast and all over Western Europe, and the combined intrinsic issues of congested city centers and long motorway stretches make hybrid cars an attractive and cost-effective alternative. Using the hybrid powered engines in these driving conditions means little or no fuel is consumed.’