Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG has announced that it will be changing its vehicle fleet over to alternative fuel vehicles in a bid to be more sustainable. As a first step, sales representatives will test Toyota Mirai hydrogen vehicles over a test period of three months.
Norbert Heckmann, Chairman of the Management of Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG, said: “We want to test the potentials of alternative fuel engines, in order to create a more sustainable vehicle fleet. The vehicles’ mileage and practical advantages in our everyday operations will be important factors in these tests. Financial aspects do play role as well.”
The company decided on trialling hydrogen powered vehicles as hydrogen vehicles do not create any CO2 emissions or other harmful greenhouse gases. Water is the only by-product.
Additionally, there are 126 hydrogen fuelling stations in Germany that the sales reps selected for this test have easy access to.
Two vehicles were handed over to the sales reps at the company headquarters in Künzelsau-Gaisbach last week.
Torsten Elias, Managing Director and Head of Sales at Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG, said: “It is great to see that our sales representatives are willing to test these models. They will act as role models for all their co-workers.”
Two Lexus UXE electric vehicles were also included in this test phase. The vehicles are provided by WELLERGRUPPE Holding SE & Co. KG, whose managing director, Burkhard Weller, is also a member of Würth’s Customer Advisory Board.
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