Green cars for the boys in blue

Hydrogen-powered cars are to be used in police patrol fleets following a Scotland Yard order for 117 environmentally-friendly vehicles, it was announced on Saturday.

Manufacturer Honda is still developing the Civic Hybrid cars, with the metropolitan police set to take four of a fleet of 70 due to the Greater London Authority by 2010.

The purchase is part of a drive by Scotland Yard to cut climate change emissions in the face of rising oil prices, and will contribute to a fleet that already includes several cars with hybrid engines, running on a mix of conventional diesel and vegetable oil-based biofuels.
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