Louise Caves, Strategic Partnership Manager for NW Bicester, said: “Travel accounts for some 32% of a typical UK carbon footprint with private car use alone accounting for 18% of this.  As lead developers of the UK’s first eco town, A2Dominion is committed to shaping a range of options and initiatives designed to encourage people’s choice of travel to be as environmentally friendly as their home.

“We’ve planned for a range of alternative modes of travel to minimise CO2 emissions and enable residents to make sustainable transport choices and built features into the design to make travel by foot, public transport, bike or electric car an easy option.”

As well as boasting an electric car club, car charging points will be available communally and optionally available to all homes on the first Exemplar phase. Cycle stores will come as standard for each home and the development will have safe, segregated cycle-ways and pedestrian routes linking directly into the town’s existing network.

Louise continued: “NW Bicester is all about providing people with sustainable lifestyle choices. We’re delighted to be able to bring Fleetdrive Electric on board to deliver a range of incentives and offer people the opportunity to experience first hand ultra low emission vehicles and compare them to their existing modes of transport.”

Mike Potter, Managing Director of Fleetdrive Electric, commented: “We are very excited to be working with A2Dominion to showcase the latest electric vehicles on the market. It’s great to be able to give people the opportunity to try this sustainable mode of transport as an alternative to petrol and diesel engines. Many people are surprised at how much they enjoy driving them!”