Andrew Pozniak, aged 11, and Jordan Barker, aged 10, are driving home the council's green message after winning electric model sports cars.<br><br>The prizes were won in a competition to promote electric powered cars at the Imagine Islington event on 2 September where the council showed how it is helping reduce pollution emissions by converting its vehicle fleet to run on greener fuels such as electricity and liquid petroleum gas (LPG).<br> <br>Jordan Barker, who won an electric model Aston Martin, said "I had such a good day at Imagine Islington. I learnt lots of different stuff about the environment, green travel and how the car you drive can make a difference to the environment."<br><br>Lucy Watt, Executive Member for Environment, Islington Council said "Greening the Islington fleet is the first and most pro-active step we can take to reducing harmful vehicle emissions in the borough.<br><br>Not only does it benefit everyone's health through improved air quality but green fuels combat global warming on a larger scale. It's more cost effective too, because of the tax and congestion charge concessions.<br><br>Events like Imagine Islington and facilities like our i-recycle centre are important in teaching a new generation about greener liefestyles and safeguarding their futures, too."<br> <br>Islington Council's green fleet includes:<br> <br>· 48 dual fuel LPG cars and car-derived vans <br>· a number of larger vans currently being converted to run on LPG <br>· 12 Oxygen and EVT electric scooters <br>· one electric tricycle <br>· 3 G-Wiz electric cars <br>· 1 electric van <br>· Islington has a hybrid-electric programme <br>· 3 Toyota Prius's and <br>· other alternative-fuelled vehicles <br> <br>Ends<br>
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