| Niche vehicle manufacturer Aixam Mega has
beaten off competition from Mercedes-Benz and PSA Peugeot-Citroen
to win a major European environmental award for its electric
and diesel powered ultra-light commercial vehicles.
Aixam Mega was announced European Light Commercial Vehicle
Manufacturer of the Year at the European GreenFleet Awards
in Brussels and presented with the award by Alenka Burja,
Under Secretary for the Environment in Slovenia, and Malcolm
Harbour, MEP for the West Midlands.
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Making the award, Ms Burja
said that the Aixam Mega Multitrucks range of ultra-light
commercial vehicles offers a “cost effective and
environmentally friendly solution in many diverse applications
and for many businesses…… its potential
to make a real difference to transport emissions in
cities throughout Europe is huge”.
The European GreenFleet Awards were inaugurated to
recognise efforts by vehicle manufacturers and fleet
operators to reduce the environmental impact of motoring.
Aixam Mega’s UK managing director Lawrence Holland
said that winning this award is an important endorsement
for the company, and for its belief that niche vehicles
such as Mega Multitrucks can bring major benefits to
vehicle operators who are trying to minimise their carbon
footprint, and to reduce costs.
He said: “Mega Multitrucks fall firmly into the
niche vehicle category, being only 3m in length and
offering a payload of up to 415kg. |
“They are highly versatile, and we are delighted that
the opportunities they offer to environmentally-aware organisations
are now well-accepted.”
Aixam Mega manufactures its vehicles in Southern France and
has a wholly-owned subsidiary in Rugby, Warwickshire. Its
Mega Multitrucks range of ultra-light commercial vehicles
are used in a growing number of local authorities, and organisations
as diverse as the Isle of Man Post Office, the Royal National
Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), and the University of Warwick.
Mega Multitrucks are available in a choice of electric and
diesel models, so that vehicle operators can choose the most
appropriate Multitruck for the specific application. The electric
versions cost less than 2p per mile to run.
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