Nissan LEAF Checks At Gatwick
Gatwick Airport CEO, Stewart Wingate, now drives a Nissan LEAF - the first mass-produced electric car 100% through the verification of the North Terminal at the airport family new partnership with the manufacturer of the innovative vehicle. This is the first time a car has never been allowed to drive within an airport terminal - made possible by the zero-LEAF Nissan omitted.
This partnership is also the same to open eight new public charging points for Gatwick Airport played its part in providing the necessary infrastructure to support the growing number of electric vehicles is the UK roads. These charging points, which is a short stay car parks, and North and South terminals are available to motorists free of charge for 12 months.
Electric vehicle drivers who want power up using one of the charging points will be able to park free for up to four hours, time to load the car and more than half. Four load points are part of the "Source London, the first town across the capital grid load point. The other four stations charging plug into the national grid Charge 'Pod Point.
The partnership signals a strong commitment to Gatwick Airport to reduce CO2 emissions because it adds a low-emission vehicles to run teams Gatwick up to 20% by 2015.
Responsible growth is at the heart of Gatwick's global ambition to grow and become a London airport of choice. Gatwick can see a clear path for growth to 40 million passengers a year late, but to achieve this growth through responsible environmental management. The alliance with Nissan to encourage greater adoption of cleaner vehicles, and connect to "Source of London and the burden of the national network" Pod Point "is essential to provide against this ambition.
Stewart Wingate, said: "The decision to partner with Nissan LEAF to promote and support the use of electric vehicles is an obvious choice for us that the objectives of setting the mark with our own values and aspirations in Gatwick.
"We are conducting a program to encourage use of cleaner vehicles in the airport community and have set an ambitious goal to grow our own use of low emission vehicles by 20% in 2015.
"Providing passengers with a wide range of options for sustainable tourism is also important for us and today, 40% of our 32 million passengers choose to use public transport for travel within or outside. This represents an increase of 2 % over last year. The fact that we now have the support of drivers of electric vehicles with the free supply of load points is great news and offers great comfort for drivers of electric vehicles, "added Stewart.
Paul Willcox, managing director of Nissan, said: "We are delighted to collaborate with Gatwick airport and to support its commitment to reduce CO2 production in the vicinity of the airport. The big companies are discovering that Nissan made a financial standpoint SHEET and the environment. Gatwick and nine points in the rate of parking that is convenient for drivers to fill up your resume while staying inside the terminal!
Nick Fairholme, TfL's Interim Director of congestion charging and traffic control, said: "Electric vehicles are not just for testing. There are several reasons for Londoners to consider one. Source London is an element of our work in support of the mayor's goal to make this city the capital of electric vehicles in Europe. These new load points Source London Gatwick is part of a network to increase the number of electric vehicles and drivers of trust to use their electric vehicles. "
