 Truronian will buy 1.2 million litres of the fuel annually |
Cornwall's roads are about to become more environmentally-friendly with the introduction of greener fuel for some buses and taxis. Biodiesel is a blend of conventional diesel and rapeseed and vegetable oils, and is being manufactured for the first time in the county.
And now a public transport firm has agreed to sign up for the product.
Truronian said it will now be buying 1.2 million litres of the fuel every year to run its entire fleet of buses, coaches and taxis.
'Ideal opportunity'
The fuel is being produced by Cornish firm Mitchell and Webber.
"For a number of years we have been working towards improving the emissions from our vehicles," said Geoff Rumbles from Truronian.
"For the Eden park-and-ride we are using enviro-vehicles, with very low emission engines.
"Mitchell and Webber have supplied us for many years so this was an ideal opportunity to go a stage further and we can now take advantage of the fact that technology has moved on."
And the public will soon be able to purchase the fuel at certain independent filling stations across the county.
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