Policy Developments

Defra launches new Clean Air Strategy

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has published a new Clean Air Strategy which aims to cut air pollution. It will be backed up through new primary legislation.

European Commission puts forward proposals to tackle carbon emissions from HGVs for first time

The European Commission has put forward proposals to regulate carbon emissions from heavy-duty vehicles for the first time. Lorries, coaches and buses contribute 6% of all the EU's carbon emissions and their share is growing. The plan aims to cut emissions from the sector by 30% by 2030.

LowCVP News

LowCVP points the way to future freight strategy

The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership – the stakeholder group established to accelerate the shift to low emission road transport – is overseeing a programme of robust comparative testing of the latest, most innovative commercial vehicle technologies targeted at emissions reduction and fuel saving.

Industry News

Reports & Studies

Car dealerships 'dismissive' of electric cars are barrier to uptake - report

A report published in the journal Nature Energy says that car dealerships in several European Countries pose a significant barrier to the uptake of electric vehicles; a survey of 126 shopping experiences at 82 dealerships found that dealers were generally dismissive of EVs, encouraging buyers to favour petrol and diesel models. Meanwhile, a separate study finds that a lack of electric models, rather than charging infrastructure is the bigger constraint on EV uptake.

Bloomberg projects surge in EV sales to 2030; growth in leasing

Bloomberg New Energy Finance's global long-term Electric Vehicle Outlook projects that EV sales will rise from a record 1.1m globally in 2017 to 11 million in 2025 and then surge to 30 million in 2030 as they become cheaper to make than internal combustion engine (ICE) cars. In associated commentary, Bloomberg says that the rise in EVs will be associated with an increase in vehicle leasing rather than outright purchase. 

Other News

Events

LowCVP Low Emission Bus Workshop: Cardiff - 19/07/2018

LowCVP is set to host its fifth regional Low Emission Bus Workshop in Cardiff on Thursday 19^th July 2018. The free morning workshop will provide local authorities and bus operators with information on new technologies and fuels, sharing operator's experiences of low carbon and low emission solutions for bus fleets around the UK, including retrofit SCR projects.

Fully Charged Live - 09/06/2018

Created by TV Presenter, Robert Llewellyn, Fully Charged launched on YouTube in 2010 & has aired ~300 episodes on the future of energy & transport. Interest in low emission technologies is surging and the show has a growing, engaged audience. This two-day event, part-exhibition and part-show, will be hosted by Robert Llewellyn & Jonny Smith who will be taking centre stage in the interactive theatres.

Thermal Engineering for Transport: Design, Measurement and Optimisation - 13/06/2018

Thermal Engineering for Transport: Design, Measurement and Optimisation is a specialist one-day seminar that will address the latest developments in thermal management across the automotive, aerospace and rail sectors. (NB LowCVP members can register at IMechE member rates.)

Upcoming LowCVP Activities

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