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Avis drive for a greener future with the launch of Avis Eco Collection

04 March 2010

Benefits for the environment: you are guaranteed a fuel efficient, sub-120 CO2 emissions, diesel model every time you rent a car from the new collection.

The launch:  To celebrate, Avis will offset the emissions for every Avis Eco car rental for the whole of December and match pound-for-pound the total amount offset across the entire fleet. If the collection goes down well, we are keen to offer more models - making it even easier for you to try harder for the environment.

Comment from CarbonNeutral® and Avis:
Jonathan Shopley, Managing Director of The CarbonNeutral Company, comments:  “We have worked on some fantastic projects with Avis during the last 12 years. Avis’s current offset matching scheme here in the UK and the launch of the Avis Eco Collection only goes to further underline its commitment to working with us to help protect our climate.”

Nick Mountfield, Head of Marketing at Avis UK, said, “We have often been asked by our customers to guarantee the availability of low-emission cars. With the arrival of 250 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI’s as our launch model for the Avis Eco Collection, we’ve ensured that our customers don’t have to compromise on the quality or comfort of their vehicle to benefit from an environmentally responsible journey.”