Car rental firm Avis has announced that Peugeot’s latest eco-friendly cars are now available to hire across the UK.
The Avis Eco car collection includes the 508 Hybrid4 and 3008 Hybrid4, which claim to cut the cost a traveller will spend on fuel and reduce their carbon footprint.
Avis said in the UK it has been ‘carbon neutral’ since 1997, offsetting almost 200,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions to date. It said this is equivalent to the emissions produced by more than 18 million return trips from London to Paris on the Eurostar.
Avis’s UK fleet director, Michael McIneney, said: “Demand to hire eco-cars is increasing, as people look to reduce their carbon footprints and cut the cost of filling a tank of fuel.
“We’ve taken this on and are delighted to add these vehicles to our fleet – the perfect option for the environmentally conscious.”