Exhibitors at the LowCVP Conference - June 9, Canary Wharf, London
31 May 2011Exhibitors at the LowCVP Conference which will take place on June 9 at the Clifford Chance Auditorium, Canary Wharf include: Michelin, BP, Cenex, Coventry University, Oxford Brookes University, The Campaign for Better Tyres (Environmental Protection UK) and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. There are only one or two exhibition spaces left at the event.
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BOOK NOW! LowCVP Annual Conference - June 9, 2011, Canary Wharf - hear leading speakers; test drive Vauxhall Ampera
31 May 2011Transport minister Norman Baker MP and Jack Short, Secretary General of the International Transport Forum head a cast of leading speakers at this year's LowCVP Annual Conference which will focus on transport and mobility issues to 2020 and beyond. Hear about the plans and views of General Motors, BP, Renault UK, the Committee on Climate Change and many others; plus an international perspective from America's NRDC. The Conference, held in association with “Drive the Future at Motorexpo”, provides one of the first UK opportunities to test drive the Vauxhall Ampera...or go for a spin in a Tesla and one of VW's Blue Motion range.
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London announces 'go live' of 150 EV recharging points in the capital
27 May 2011The largest city-wide electric point recharging network, comprising 150 new charge points operating under a single scheme - Source London - has been launched by the Mayor, Boris Johnson.
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Join the LowCVP and get discounted access to the LowCVP Conference on June 9
26 May 2011Organisations applying to join the LowCVP before June 9 can get discounted access to the LowCVP's annual conference, saving up to £115. LowCVP members can help shape the direction of lower carbon policy, programmes and regulations in addition to a range of networking, information and other benefits.
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Jaguar and Williams F1 team up to build hybrid electric supercar
26 May 2011Car maker Jaguar has announced it is to build 250 of the C-X75 hybrid electric supercar showcased last year at the Paris Motor Show in partnership with Formula 1 team Williams F1.
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LowCVP showcases 'Best of British' Engineering at Challenge Bibendum, Berlin
25 May 2011The LowCVP held a 5-day exhibition to showcase some of the best examples of British engineering innovation for cutting road transport carbon emissions at Michelin's Challenge Bibendum, held in Berlin from 18-22 May. The LowCVP worked with partner organisations - mainly SMEs - to help nurture the UK's low carbon supply chain.
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New appointment to the LowCVP Secretariat team
24 May 2011The LowCVP Secretariat has appointed a new Programme Manager. Gloria Esposito, an environmental scientist with ten years experience of air pollution assessment and management will begin her new role on June 6.
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Government agrees to Climate Change Committee targets under Fourth Carbon Budget, but with caveats
23 May 2011The Government has confirmed its agreement to the Committee on Climate Change's advice for greenhouse gas emission reductions of 50% against a 1990 baseline to be achieved in the period 2023-27. Media reports said that the proposals had been challenged by the Department for Business, Department for Transport and by the Treasury and were only agreed following an undertaking to review the targets in the light of actions by other countries.
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Motoring consumer groups call for greater transparency in advertising environmental benefits of EVs
20 May 2011The FIA - Federation (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile), which has 71 European motoring and touring clubs amongst its members - says that while it supports the push for electric vehicles, its clubs are calling for greater transparency and consistency in the carbon rating of plug-in vehicles.
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RAC Foundation report presents mixed picture on well-to-wheel emissions of different fuel technologies
19 May 2011A new report by the RAC Foundation based on 51 vehicles taking part in the Foundation's 57-mile Brighton to London eco-rally found that well-to-wheel emissions were better for the only highly efficient petrol internal combustion engine vehicle in the rally than for electric, hybrid, hydrogen fuel cell or diesel cars also taking part. The report highlighs that the eco-credentials of electric cars depend on when they are charged.
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