Mobility specialist Sixt has added hybrid and electric
vehicles to its booking options for transfer or limousine services, offering
passengers a low-carbon alternative.
The new vehicle types for Sixt Ride are available in Berlin,
Dresden and Munich, as well as Paris, Essonne, Seine-at-Marne, Vexin and
Yvelines in France; London, Crawley, Edinburgh, Farnborough, Gatwick, Glasgow,
Guildford, Heathrow, Luton, Oxford and Reading in the UK; Milan, Italy; Amsterdam,
the Netherlands; Barcelona, Spain; Stockholm, Sweden; Zurich, Switzerland; and
Istanbul, Turkey. Cars can be booked in one of three categories: Green,
Business Green, or Business Green XL.
Sixt Ride offers a worldwide network of taxi, limousine and
ride services. Together with partner offerings, the company’s app – based on
the ONE mobility platform – can be used to request pick-ups in more than 250
major cities in Europe and the US, as well as pre-booked transfers in more than
60 countries. Hybrid and electric vehicles can also be booked online.
Melanie Wand, executive director of Sixt Ride operations,
said: “By integrating a hybrid and fully electric vehicle range in Sixt Ride,
we offer our customers a CO2-reduced option for transfers during holidays, on
business trips, or in everyday life, thus taking a further step towards a
comprehensive, sustainable range in the interests of our customers. We see a
rise in demand for electromobility in the market and are pleased to be able to
meet this with our ride service.”