Kitchen firm Nobia adds Toyota hybrids to fleet

Kitchen specialist Nobia is adding  75 Toyota Corolla hybrids to its UK fleet to reduce emissions and save on costs.

Tracy Barker, Nobia’s fleet manager, explained: “As a business, we’re constantly focusing on ways to cut our emissions, and targeting our fleet performance was an obvious way of reducing our carbon footprint. At the same time, we want to support UK manufacturing, so the hybrid Corolla Hatchback was an ideal choice, offering the benefits of cleaner hybrid electric power and supporting our progress towards an electric fleet.

“We also listened closely to our team members who will be using the cars, taking into account the importance to them of a low benefit-in-kind tax rate, and of driving a vehicle that’s safe, reliable and well-suited to the demands of their job.”

The Corollas are all 1.8-litre full hybrid models in Icon Tech specification. The official combined cycle fuel economy is from 55.42 to 62.77mpg and CO2 emissions are from 76g/km, giving a first-year benefit-in-kind rate of 22 per cent. Icon Tech features include the Toyota Touch with Go multimedia package, including navigation and voice control, dual-zone air conditioning, DAB radio reception, automatic LED headlights, 16-inch alloy wheels, reversing camera, intelligent parking sensors and heated front seats with lumbar support.