Award Win

RNS Number : 0505S

Optare PLC

28 November 2012

 



Optare plc

("Optare" or the "Company")

Award Win

Optare is pleased to confirm that it has won the UK automotive industry's prestigious annual award for innovation for its fast charging Versa EV bus which entered service in June this year.

Optare's Versa EV beat tough competition from many of the leading names in automotive design and technology to win the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders ("SMMT") Award for Automotive Innovation 2012.

Optare Chief Executive, Jim Sumner, said: "On behalf of all our employees at Optare it gives me immense pride to collect this very prestigious award, which is the culmination of three years hard work by the team. We passionately believe that the future of the bus industry lies in EV and that Optare's demonstrated market leadership will be sustained in the years to come as zero emission technology takes off."

For further information:

Optare plc                      Tel: [phone]

Jim Sumner - Chief Executive

Cenkos Securities plc        Tel: [phone]

Stephen Keys/Camilla Hume   

 

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