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Director Infrastructure HQ Land Forces, Brigadier Mark Armstrong (front left), and Rob Bryant, Toyota National Public Sector Manager (front right) [Picture: Stuart Bingham, Crown Copyright/MOD 2009] | . N' f& [% C2 `- t. P @, c
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The British Army has recently taken delivery of a fleet of 50 'green' cars as part of its ongoing mission to reduce emissions of gases known to damage the environment.The Army is working towards a government target to ensure all cars procured between 2007 and 2011 produce on average less than 130g per kilometre of CO2.
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The latest addition to the fleet are 50 Toyota Prius cars, recently handed over to the Army at a dealership in Bolton. Switching automatically between petrol engine and electric motor depending on driving conditions, these cars produce 104g per kilometre of CO2.3 S7 G, e+ H/ h) ~0 m
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A deal brokered by the Ministry of Defence, through its leasing partners VT Group and Lex, sees the Toyota car replace 50 Vauxhall Vectras, whose CO2 credentials are 154g per kilometre.
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The replacement deal comes at nil extra cost to the Army and is the Ministry of Defence's biggest commitment to date to the use of hybrid vehicles |
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