A British company that produces car parts for numerous electric autos is offering its expertise in a new environmentally-friendly commercial vehicle project in the USA, it has been announced.

Zytek is to provide battery-powered drivetrains for the venture, which has received $39 million (£23 million) of support from the American government.

The company claimed it is the ideal firm to undertake this challenge as it already provides its services to groups like Chrysler and General Motors.

It stated this means its E-Drive product is thoroughly proven and the perfect basis for the development of electric transportation.

Commenting on the benefits of such models, Zytek’s sales and marketing director Steve Tremble stated: "A thoroughly engineered vehicle will bring substantial fuel savings, combined with high productivity, near silent operation and very low maintenance costs."

In other news, Clean Green Cars recently reported the average CO2 emissions of UK autos fell 5.5 per cent during the first nine months of 2009.

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