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Green is Go at Camden's Green Motor Expo
LONDON - 05.10.09
Revolve Global - Green Motor Expo organisers
Immediate Release
Camden businesses and residents including TV presenter Gail Porter discovered a wide range of green transport options at Regent’s Place last week. The Green Motor Expo hosted by London Borough of Camden and backed by Transport for London reflects the Council’s commitment to tackle climate change, improving air quality and the environment both globally and locally for future generations.
Camden Council Leader Cllr Keith Moffitt said: "In a central London borough like Camden it is very important that we use sustainable modes of transport - this means less congestion and fewer emissions. The Green Motor Expo provided residents and businesses a fantastic opportunity to discover the very latest information including the cost benefits of green vehicles and testing the cars performance by having a drive."
Councillor Knight, executive member for environment, Camden Council "Camden Council is absolutely committed to taking our share of the responsibility for tackling climate change, improving air quality and improving the environment both globally and locally for future generations. Events like the Green Motor Expo are important in helping encourage more alternative environmentally friendly transport options.
It's really encouraging to hear that exhibitors attracted serious enquiries about their eco-friendly vehicles, and noticed a real willingness to switch to the greener option. We hope visitors left knowing they can cut costs and emissions without compromising on style or performance".
The hands-on event meant that visitors could really experience the eco transport scene including the opportunity to ride on a power assisted skate board, a whizz on a bike or scooter, test their eco-driving skills on a simulator, and finish with a drive around London in one of the many test drive vehicles available.
Two residents finally managed to beat Revolve and TfL's green transport experts in the last half hour of the eco-driving competition - winning a Navman satnav and year's free membership with Streetcar. The car-club displayed the UK’s first shared “plug-in” hybrid, nicknamed “Optimus Prius”.
Other highlights included a new sportier version of the Volvo S40 DRIVe (What Car? 2009 Green Award winnner), Honda's new hybrid Insight (the cheapest mass production family hybrid on the market), the public debut of the Riversimple Urban Car concept, and green commercial vehicles already in use on London streets. Guest speakers included Alex Germanis (Courier Systems) and David Clement-Horton (AV2Hire). Vehicle comparisons and “greener fleet” success stories can be found at www.greenmotorexpo.com.
Gail Porter addressed the crowd via a PA system delivered by bicycle and made a ‘Green Promise’ to keep using low-carbon transport - she has already given up her 4X4 for a tandem. Camden Council hope that the event will inspire fellow Camden residents to do the same.
Steven Glaser, from event organisers Revolve said “We expect to display green transport in action around the country during the next 24 months. Nothing is ever as good as a hands-on event, we’re really encouraged by the enthusiasm of the visitors, the format of these one day events works really well”. Revolve would welcome feedback from expo visitors, via www.greenmotorexpo.com.
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Press contacts
Karen Parry
PR for Revolve
0790 39 555 696.
press@greenmotorexpo.com
Lynn MacDonald, press officer for Camden Council,
020 7974 5238
lynn.macdonald@camden.gov.uk
Notes to Editors:
Revolve is an independent sustainable transport consultancy with a track record of producing high profile green transport events such as the annual Eco-Rally. http://www.eco-rally.org
Prizes:
Widescreen Navman S90i satnav with Navpix.
A year’s free membership to the Streetcar.
Streetcar the UK’s largest pay-as-you-go car club, awarded the prize to the driver with the highest mpg on the eco-driving simulator. The scheme currently has 1000 locations across seven cities, with over 3,500 members in Camden alone.
Photos:
More photos from the Expo can be found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rev0lvin/collections/
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Gail Porter in the all-electric MyCar coupe, designed by the legendary Giorgetto Guigiaro.
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Camden resident Gail Porter in the all-electric MyCar coupe, designed by the legendary Giorgetto Guigiaro. Photo by Chris Clements Hi-res: http://tinyurl.com/ycg4wzd |
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Gail Porter and Camden Council leader, Keith Moffit in the hydrogen fuel cell powered Riversimple Urban Car at the Green Motor Expo. Photo by Chris Clements Hi-res: http://tinyurl.com/y96vsvm |
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Gail Porter, Cllr Keith Moffit (leader of Camden Council) and Cllr Chris Knight (executive member for the environment for Camden Council) with the hydrogen fuel cell prototype Riversimple Urban Car. Photo by Chris Clements hi-res: http://tinyurl.com/yabo23d
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Gail Porter wearing Xero scooter helmet
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Gail Porter, Cllr Chris Knight (executive member of the environment, Camden Council) and Cllr Keith Moffit (leader of Camden Council) try out Xero Classic electric scooters. |
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Gail Porter, electric skateboard, Camden council's zero emission van & AV2hire's extra long delivery bike. Photo by Chris Clements hi-res: http://tinyurl.com/yestysr |
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Gail Porter with the new R-Design sport version of the Volvo S40 with Start/Stop technology.
Photo by Vanessa Berberian
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Cllr Chris Knight and Camden resident Gail Porter inspect the zero emission motorcycle display
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Gail Porter on the 4kW Electro Scooter, capable of 65mph. Photo by Jackie Di Stefano hi-res: http://tinyurl.com/yddfz6u
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Gail Porter takes the eco-driving simulator challenge Photo by Jackie Di Stefano Hi-res: http://tinyurl.com/ydrwxup
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Gail Porter silently arrives at the Green Motor Expo van in Eco City Vehicles plug-in eries hybrid van. Photo by Jackie Di Stefano hi-res: http://tinyurl.com/ycgvo39
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Cllr Knight and Gail Porter learn about Connaught Engineering's Hybrid+ system.
Hi-res: http://tinyurl.com/ybpskkn
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Gail Porter meets the Met Police Commercial Vehicle Education Unit
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Guest speaker Steve Steele, Head of TfL's Freight Unit and Gail Porter, borrowing a cap from the newly-formed Metropolitan Police Commercial Vehicle Education Unit. |
More photos from the Expo can be found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rev0lvin/collections/
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PRESS RELEASES
- 4.09 - Gail Porter launches Green Motor Expo
- 22.09 - Challenge Gail and win a satnav
- 5.10 - Green is Go at Green Motor Expo
