{"id":61325,"date":"2015-09-10T15:53:19","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T15:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=cb4f2db8745d62e57eefa9fd94e5a9bb"},"modified":"2015-09-10T15:53:19","modified_gmt":"2015-09-10T15:53:19","slug":"news-story-motor-industry-celebrates-green-innovations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=61325","title":{"rendered":"News story: Motor industry celebrates green innovations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LCV 2015 has brought together leading UK innovators in the field of low carbon vehicles for the unveiling of new concept vehicles and announcements on current and future multi-million pound funding awards.<\/p>\n

LCV 2015 was organised by Cenex<\/a>, supported by industry and government bodies including Innovate UK, and held at the Millbrook<\/a> technology centre, near Bedford, this week.<\/p>\n

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The event has attracted more than 2,400 delegates, featured more than 180 exhibitors, a conference programme with more than 50 high-profile speakers, and the opportunity to drive some of the latest low carbon vehicles.<\/p>\n

Chief executive of Innovate UK Dr Ruth McKernan helped to unveil Jaguar Land Rover\u2019s<\/a> latest Concept_e vehicle, developed under an Innovate UK-funded collaborative project to develop new low carbon vehicle technologies.<\/p>\n

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…and she got the chance to get behind the wheel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Low carbon funding delivers huge returns for UK<\/h2>\n

Dr McKernan said:<\/p>\n

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The world-leading results of this collaborative R&D project not only justify our investment in the project, but promise significant economic benefits for the UK automotive industry and its supply chains.<\/p>\n

Our \u00a3230m investment in the sector over the past 8 years has helped the industry complete a remarkable turnaround, with the UK now seen as the pre-eminent global hub for automotive innovation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Innovate UK Head of Transport Roland Meister with the Ginetta-Juno<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Read Innovate UK\u2019s Low Carbon Vehicles Innovation Platform Impact Review<\/a> launched yesterday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Major new funding announcements<\/h2>\n

LCV15 delegates heard a raft of announcements about the winners of recent funding competitions and about new funding opportunities available for companies working in the field.<\/p>\n

Business Minister Anna Soubry announced that a consortium led by the Warwick Manufacturing Group<\/a> had won a \u00a310 million award to set up a pilot line for manufacture of electric-vehicle batteries. The competition was run by Innovate UK and co-funded by OLEV.<\/p>\n

She also announced a new \u00a320 million \u2018Seeding tomorrow\u2019s vehicle technologies today\u2019 competition<\/a> run by Innovate UK and co-funded by OLEV.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Niche Vehicle Network<\/a>, an association of 400 niche vehicle manufacturers and specialist technology companies run by Cenex and supported by Innovate UK, OLEV and BIS, announced the six winners of its latest R&D funding programme.<\/p>\n

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Look for the latest low carbon vehicle funding competitions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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