Government unveils £43m package for ultra low-emission vehicles04 March 2015

The government has announced a £32 million scheme to increase the number of charging points for electric vehicles across the UK during the next five years.

The infrastructure improvement will see charging points located at hospitals, homes, train stations and A-roads, and follows a four-fold increase in the number of plug-in car grants claimed during 2014.

A further £11 million will be provided to 50 organisations for low-emission vehicle innovation. The organisations include small businesses and universities, which are working together on 15 research and development projects.

The projects include: a recycled carbon fibre material for chassis structures (led by Gordon Murray Design); a new low-cost, zero-emission electric bus with hydrogen fuel cell range extender (led by Magtec); and a prototype zero-emission power and cooling system adapted from a liquid nitrogen powered engine, to reduce CO2 emissions in refrigerated trucks and air-conditioned buses (led by Dearman Engine Company).

Author
Laura Cork

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