Zipcar launches fleet of plug-in hybrid electric cars in London

Zipcar has partnered with Westminster City Council and Volkswagen UK to bring premium zero-emission driving to Londoners at an affordable price. Fifty Volkswagen Golf GTE plug-in hybrid electric cars are now available to Zipcar members, with 40 cars located in the City of Westminster and 10 additional cars elsewhere in London, such as Tower Bridge and Old Oak. To make this possible, Westminster City Council has installed new charging infrastructure in 40 of their car club parking bays. Westminster Cit
June 7, 2016 Read time: 2 mins
3874 Zipcar has partnered with Westminster City Council and Volkswagen UK to bring premium zero-emission driving to Londoners at an affordable price.

Fifty Volkswagen Golf GTE plug-in hybrid electric cars are now available to Zipcar members, with 40 cars located in the City of Westminster and 10 additional cars elsewhere in London, such as Tower Bridge and Old Oak. To make this possible, Westminster City Council has installed new charging infrastructure in 40 of their car club parking bays.

Westminster City Council residents recently named air pollution as their biggest concern, ahead of other local issues.  Westminster is also bidding for funds to create a Low Emission Neighbourhood in Marylebone and recently introduced an ‘air force’ of parking marshals to educate people about the impact of engine idling.

By making the innovative Volkswagen Golf GTE available to Zipcar members at the same hourly rate as a petrol Volkswagen Golf, members have another reason to choose zero-emission vehicles for their urban trips.  It will also mean thousands of Zipcar members will experience electric driving for the first time.

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