Report: 'Exhausted' grey fleet driving up corporate carbon emissions and air pollution

James Murray
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Energy Saving Trust warns companies that encourage employees to use their own cars for work purposes are contributing to higher carbon emissions and air pollution

The UK's so-called 'grey fleet' is typically older, more polluting, and less fuel efficient than all other forms of corporate auto fleets, leading to avoidable carbon emissions, higher operating costs,...

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