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What Allied Can Do For London. Paul Nelson, Allied Vehicles 25 th July 2011. Allied Vehicles Background. Established 1993 Manufacture and supply niche sectors of vehicle market: mobility adaptions all electric zero emission vans and cars taxi industry 340 staff £60m annual turnover
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What Allied Can Do For London Paul Nelson, Allied Vehicles25th July 2011
Allied Vehicles Background • Established 1993 • Manufacture and supply niche sectors of vehicle market: • mobility adaptions • all electric zero emission vans and cars • taxi industry • 340 staff • £60m annual turnover • 3,300 vehicles annually
Peugeot E7 • Improved accessibility • Greater passenger carrying capacity • Greater fuel efficiency • Reduced emissions: • E7 191g vs TX4 233g CO2/km • Changing TX4’s over to diesel E7’s alone would reduce emissions by almost 20% Peugeot E7 from Allied
Electric Taxis • First developed over three years ago • Electric eExpert Tepee taxi is now in use in Dublin • To achieve widespread adoption direct action is needed: • Fast charging • Area restriction Dublin eExpert Taxi
Transport for London • Allied Vehicles are an approved supplier on the TFL low carbon vehicle framework • Allied can supply reliable electric immediately or hybrid vehicles within 15mths • Allied’s taxis are cleaner and more accessible than alternatives • The only criteria blocking widespread adoption is the limits on the turning circle