Low Carbon Vehicles
We launched the Low Carbon Vehicles Innovation Platform in May 2007. It is the key delivery agent for the Government's research & development funding of low carbon vehicles.
With initial funding from the Technology Strategy Board, the Department for Transport and the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council, the Platform, managed by the Technology Strategy Board, has the following goals:
To promote low carbon vehicle research, development and demonstration in the UK.
To deliver:
- Carbon reduction in domestic and international vehicle markets
- Faster than 'standard market driven' introduction of low carbon vehicles
- A UK automotive sector benefitting from growing demand - domestic and international.
Competitions
The first Low Carbon Vehicle Innovation Platform competition was launched by the Technology Strategy Board and the Department for Transport, in September 2007. It allocated more than £20m of investment to support Low Carbon Vehicle research, development and demonstration projects.
Click here to read the more datails about the funded projects.
So far in 2009 we have launched three research and development competitions: