Arnold Clark electric vehicle Innovation Centre opens

Arnold Clark's new Innovation Centre in Glasgow aims to explain the benefits of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) while highlighting the line-up currently available.

Arnold Clark Chief Executive and Group Managing Director, Eddie Hawthorne, explains: "There are a lot of myths and misconceptions about EVs. And this is something we as an industry need to educate our customers about, which is what we’re trying to do.

"We’ve invested well over £5 million in our Innovation Centre in Glasgow. It’s not a site we are selling anything from. It’s specifically an innovation, information and educational centre. The centre displays alternative fuel vehicles from all the manufacturers we represent, plus some we don’t. We currently have 60 vehicles on-site. These include fully electric, plug-in hybrids, hybrids, and commercial vehicles that are also alternatively fuelled."

Staff at the centre all specialise in alternative fuel vehicles and are there to educate customers on the journey towards buying an electric car.

Arnold Clark is working with a number of organisations to make sure visitors can get all the facts about clean power and AFVs. These include Transport Scotland, OLEV, Scottish Power, Energy Saving Trust, Go Ultra Low, Strathclyde University and The NVT Group who can all provide insights into about how new technology is shaping the way we drive.