The Honda Civic Hybrid is one of the green cars earmarked for use within the new fleet of rental cars
Car broker, Economy Car Hire, have announced plans to introduce a brand new fleet of hybrid vehicles to its hire car range. The green vehicles will be made available from a wide selection of locations across the UK initially, including most major airports.
The release of the new hybrid cars will offer car hire customers a number of extra benefits. For one, the hybrid cars will allow drivers to avoid the congestion charge in the city centre areas such as London. Plus car hire customers will be able to lower their C02 emissions with a minimal amount of effort.
Economy Car Hire, who specialise in allowing customer to compare the car hire prices across a range of companies, say this is the first in a series of steps being taken as part of their green initiative. The company’s goal is to see these hybrid vehicles rolled out across its entire fleet of hire cars in Europe.
The Toyota Prius had been earmarked as one of the green vehicles to be used in the new fleet of cars. However following a global recall of the new models over a braking safety issue, these vehicles will not be used unless deemed safe. Instead the Honda Civic Hybrid will be one of the eco-friendly cars used in the new fleet.
