City of York Council’s iTravel York are inviting residents and visitors to come and discover the very latest electric plug-in and hybrid vehicles at a ‘Green Wheels’ event.

The event will take place on Wednesday 6 April at south entrance of York Designer Outlet from 10am-3pm.

Cars of all shapes and sizes from supercars to family hatchbacks from many leading brands and dealers will be available to view.

Help will be on hand for people who are thinking about switching to an electric or hybrid vehicle with information about savings, recharging and running costs.

There will also be many different bikes, including mountain and hybrid e-bikes from several manufacturers for all the family to try out on a special test track throughout the day.

In January 2016 York was the only city in the region included in the governments Go Ultra Low cities scheme. This will see the city receive £816,000 to fund an ultra low emission programme including a city wide network of rapid charging hubs. These will provide state-of-the-art, ultra fast, reliable and convenient rapid charging for key vehicle groups such as taxis, private motorists and business users.

Cllr Ian Gillies, Executive Member for Transport and planning, said: “There are several great benefits to electric and hybrid vehicles including having lower emissions than traditional cars and also being cheaper to fuel. Now that York has been included in the recent Go Ultra Low cities scheme there has never been a better time to explore the possibility of driving an electric vehicle. The Green Wheels event will give people a chance to find out if an electric or hybrid vehicle can work them.”

Residents and visitors who are travelling to the Designer Outlet from the city centre can use the Number 7 Park&Ride or Arriva 415. For more help planning a journey in and around York use the iTravel York journey planner http://www.itravelyork.info/planner/

For more information on electric vehicles in York visit http://www.itravelyork.info/driving/electric-vehicles/