£1.8m to power up use of green cars

Published Date: 08 April 2009

MORE than £1.8 million has been pumped into a trial of electric vehicles in Glasgow.
The Technology Strategy Board – part of the UK government's Department for Business – awarded the grant to a consortium led by Glasgow-based Allied Vehicles. The group includes Dundee-based battery maker Axeon, Glasgow City Council, ScottishPower, Strathclyde University and Scottish Enterprise. Under the project, 30 Peugeot 207s and ten Peugeot Eurobuses will be powered by batteries and used by public organisations in Glasgow.