Sponge Cars' Partner wins Dealership of the Year at 2008 GreenFleet Awards

We are delighted to announce that our business partner Envy Motors have won this year's award.

Now in its tenth year, the GreenFleet Awards 2008 took place at Twickenham on Thursday 25th September. Recognising the pioneers of environmental fleet management, the awards are fast becoming a key date in the transport industry calendar.

Judged by representatives from the Institute of Car Fleet Management, the LowCarbon
Vehicle Partnership and GreenFleet magazine and presented by TV comedian Hugh
Dennis, the GreenFleet Awards saw public and private sector organisations rewarded for their efforts in environmental fleet management and green motoring.

Envy Motors is London’s first Eco-Dealership, selling and promoting environmentally
focused cars, vans, motorbikes and other forms of green transportation. The company was up for nomination against Toyota and Evans Halshaw and were thrilled to have won.

Martin Kadhim, joint Managing Director of Envy Motors, said, “We are very much the new boys and therefore proud to have been nominated, let alone actually won. Envy is proud to be at the vanguard of green motoring, however there is still much to do. We are a young business but it is imperative that we convince the public that this is a road that we must travel. This recognition will assist in the task."

The judges commented, “Representing the best of low emission technology in a showcase that was not brand loyal, Envy Motors has sounded out the best products in the market."

Future offerings from Envy Motors will include the world’s first electric Range Rover and an electric trail bike for off-roading. SpongeCars will be featuring these exciting products on this website as soon as they are available.

Envy Motors is run by Martin Kadhim, a young entrepreneur who has worked in the
environmental transportation sector for the past two years.

Envy sells and promotes vehicles that produce low amounts of CO2 and other harmful
emissions. Many of the products Envy sells are Congestion Charge exempt due to their green credentials.

Envy sells new and used cars from some of today’s most prominent environmentally focused green manufacturers including: Smart; Toyota; Citroen; Fiat; Lexus and Vectrix.

SpongeCars works closely with Envy Motors and all their products and services can be found on our website. More >>



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