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Liverpool is to be among the local authorities which will buy and operate an electric vehicle with funds provided by the government.
As part of the £100 million government scheme to speed the adoption of electric automobiles, the government is to provide councils and organisations with £20 million to operate an electric vehicle.
Transport secretary Geoff Hoon unveiled the scheme yesterday, which Liverpool, Newcastle & Gateshead, Coventry and Leeds City Capital, among others have already signed up to.
Also taking part will be organisations such as the Metropolitan police and the Royal Mail.
The scheme has not yet identified which automaker will provide the electric low emission vehicles for the trials, but a shortlist of ten has been announced.
Ford Motor, Mercedes-Benz, Citroen and Land Rover are among the companies set to compete to provide councils and organisations with electric vans.
The initiative was welcomed by the car industry, with the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders telling the Financial Times that the project was "a significant step in supporting [carmakers'] investment in cleaner technology".
However, the society also warned against working only on one technology to the neglect of other possible low carbon solutions.
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