Pioneering organic food producer Soyfoods stayed true to its eco-friendly ethos with its latest truck acquisition, a FUSO Canter Eco Hybrid.
The diesel-electric 7.5-tonner offers significantly lower emissions than a conventional vehicle and is the first hybrid to make economic as well as environmental sense.
The new truck arrived via Mercedes-Benz Dealer Mertrux.
Acquired with funding support from Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, the Canter is fitted with an insulated and temperature-controlled box body by Jackson Coachworks of Loughborough.
The Eco Hybrid model is powered by a 110 kW (150hp) diesel engine which works in parallel with a state-of-the-art 40 kW (54hp) electric motor. From stationary it uses electric power only, then switches to a combination of diesel and electric operation once a speed of around 6mph has been reached.
Paul Jones, who founded the business which is also known as ‘Pauls’ 45 years ago, said: “We make a lot of our deliveries in London and other urban centres where high levels of nitrogen oxide mean the air quality is very poor. Anything we can do to help alleviate this crisis by choosing a vehicle which offers significantly reduced emissions has to be worthwhile.”
As with its previous vehicles, Soyfoods’ latest truck is the subject of a Mercedes-Benz Repair and Maintenance Contract
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