The Mitsubishi i-MiEVs are available for short off-site journeys and booked similarly to car club vehicles, while a network of nine charging points will be installed shortly to support the project.

Bristol and Bath Science Park already has a fleet of electric bikes, and provides 98 bicycle spaces with showers and drying facilities for employees.

Bonnie Dean, chief executive at the Bristol & Bath Science Park said: ‘The novelty of the new electric cars has raised the profile of alternative ways to travel to and from the Park. The new cars also make it easier for our growing population of cyclists and walkers to maintain their preferred method of travel. Our tenants address many challenges in their businesses on a day to day basis this means that choosing sustainable travel is no longer one of them.’