SMITH ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Primary sponsor
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Motion Text
That this House believes that all efforts need to be made to reduce the consumption of energy used in road transport; warmly congratulates Smith Electric Vehicles of Washington, the main producer of milkfloats since the Second World War, on its innovative and fast-growing production of energy-efficient electric delivery vans; notes that the easily recharged battery-powered vans reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 40 per cent. and to zero if the electricity is purchased from renewable sources; welcomes the decision of Sainsburys, TNT, Marks and Spencer, DHL, Starbucks and Royal Mail to order vehicles from the company; and earnestly hopes that other companies and public sector organisations with large and small delivery fleets follow these examples.