Starting today, the two-day Low Carbon Vehicle event 2009 at the Millbrook Proving Ground promotes low carbon vehicle technology through seminars and hands-on driving experience.
The event was attended by Lord Drayson, Minister for Science and Innovation at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Lord Drayson highlighted the establishment of the cross-Whitehall Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV), which will aim to make the UK a leading location for the development, demonstration manufacture and use of ultra-low carbon vehicles.
The event also saw the announcement from the government-backed Technology Strategy Board of a £10m investment in innovative electrical systems for low carbon vehicles.
Speaking at the event, Lord Drayson said:
The switch to low-carbon is our opportunity in the UK to use the tremendous expertise we still have in our automotive science and engineering base, and team it up with other expertise from clean-tech, defence and motorsport to create, here in Britain, the next generation of low-carbon cars that global consumers are desperate to buy.
The Government is creating the new Office of Low Emission Vehicles, or OLEV. It will bring together all the key Whitehall players – Business, Treasury, Transport, Energy, Local Government – to ensure that we move forward decisively in concert with industry. It will have a clear programme that encourages demand, supports supply and enables places where people can use these vehicles day to day.
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