Working with the Department for Transport, we launched the first R&D competition under the Low Carbon Vehicles Innovation Platform in September 2007 - investing around £23m in 14 projects.

The competition focussed on helping relatively near market low carbon vehicle technologies get to market quicker, whether they will be used in private or public service vehicles. The chosen projects aim to be viable for commercialisation or fleet procurement initiatives over the next 5-7 years in the UK and wider global vehicle markets.

Results

There were no specific constraints on the vehicle categories and technologies that could be proposed in the competition. Indeed, the successful projects cover passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, heavy goods vehicles, buses, taxis and motorbikes.

Fourteen projects were funded with a total funding value of £23m. These projects will run over the next 2-3 years. 

Click here to read the more datails about the funded projects.