Race to see which clean vehicles deliver

Horseguards Parade will be transformed into the start and finish line for a unique green car race this week.

More than 20 "clean" cars, vans and scooters will depart from the parade ground on Thursday for a 33.7-mile dash around London.

Teams will pick up and deliver packages from all points of the compass around the capital.

The winning team will be the one that completes the course in the quickest time, while using the least amount of fuel and producing the smallest amount of CO2.

Competitors include ex-Formula1 ace Damon Hill in a super-fast electricpowered Tesla.

Progress of the Capital Fuel Challenge will be monitored live on giant TV screens at Horseguards Parade.

The cars will also be tracked with satellite-navigation devices and any team that fails to pick up a package from one of four official checkpoints will be disqualified. Getting lost will incur a time penalty.

Cars in the Transport for Londonsponsored event include a Toyota Prius, a Citroen C5 HDi, a Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion, an LPG-powered Saab, a Vectrix electric scooter, a Smart EV car and a Modec electric van.

Teams include the London boroughs of Lambeth and Islington, the Government Car and Despatch Agency, Royal Mail, BT and Ocado.

Each team will have to pick up packages at Islington Town Hall, LBC Radio's HQ in North Kensington, York House in Twickenham and Guildhall Yard in the City.

"The aim of the event is to let fleet managers and heads of transport experience the greenest vehicles on the market today and those coming in the near future," said spokesman Colin Boyton.

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