In an effort to reduce harmful vehicle emissions in
the Greater London area, hydrogen-powered Suzuki Burgman scooters are on test
by the London Metropolitan police (the Met). The trial of the hydrogen fuel
cell scooters will last 18 months and be used by Community Support officers
based at the Alperton Deployment Centre.
Developed in partnership with British fuel cell
technology company Intelligent Energy, the use of the hydrogen-powered Burgman
scooters will allow the Met to assess its suitability for various roles, and
understand where this clean technology could be adopted across its fleet in the
future.
The Burgman scooters are on loan from Suzuki, and
the trial will be run at no cost to the Met. Maintenance and fuel costs will be
borne in collaboration with the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) in Coventry,
which develops and promotes the use of low carbon emissions vehicles.
Commander Neil Jerome for Territorial Policing said,
“Being the UK’s largest police service we constantly have vehicles on the roads
and therefore it is our aim to make our fleet as clean as we can, whilst
maintaining operational capability.” In Malaysia, the 2017 Suzuki Burgmann ABS
maxi-scooter retails at a price of RM 47,700.
