Low carbon vehicle R&D projects receive £10m government funding
Wed 16 March 2011
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The UK Department for Business has announced that The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is to provide £10million funding for three major projects to address fundamental research questions in developing low carbon vehicles. The projects have been developed by EPSRC with the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) through the Low Carbon Vehicle Innovation Platform Integrated Delivery Programme.
The three projects will cover scientific and engineering issues relating to:
- hybrid electric vehicles subsystems, enabling the design of more efficient vehicles;
- the use of recycled and recyclable materials for manufacturing vehicles, reducing their environmental footprint; and
- optimising the performance of electric motors and power electronics.
The successful projects will be based at Loughborough, Brunel and Warwick Universities.
The Business Minister Mark Prisk made the announcement at the opening of a new exhibition at the Department to showcase UK manufactured low carbon vehicles.
Mr Prisk said: "The coalition Government is absolutely committed to low carbon growth, tackling climate change and making our energy supply more secure...the £10m research grant will help ensure that the UK remains a world leader."
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