How to Join

If your organisation has a stake in the UK's move to low carbon vehicles and fuels and agrees with the Partnership's membership principles (as below), it can become a member of the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership.

The activities of the Partnership are governed through a Memorandum of Understanding.

To apply for membership, download the Application Form and send your expression of interest to the LowCVP Secretariat.

Member Commitments and Principles

LowCVP members agree that:

1. Climate change is an urgent problem requiring greenhouse gas emissions to be substantially reduced locally and globally within a timescale that limits the risk of serious impacts.
2. Road transport is an important source of greenhouse gas emissions and must make a significant contribution to reducing its emissions through a combination of improved vehicle technology, use of alternative fuels and responsible vehicle use.
3. Government, industry and other stakeholders share responsibility for accelerating the supply of, and demand for, low carbon vehicles and fuels.
4. The UK should seek to provide leadership to the international community by demonstrating how to achieve a sustainable pathway to a low carbon future and thereby stimulate opportunities for UK-based businesses.
5. Working through a multi-stakeholder partnership is an effective means of accelerating the passage to a low carbon future.

LowCVP members further commit that they will:

1. Through their activities encourage the supply of, or demand for, lower carbon automotive technologies, vehicles or fuels.
2. Collaborate constructively with other LowCVP members to develop the market for low carbon vehicles or fuels.
3. Support relevant Partnership activities by providing funding, staff, resources or other appropriate assistance commensurate with the size of their organisation.
4. Inspire, innovate and lead the development of the market for low carbon automotive solutions by sharing learning and experience when appropriate.
5. Promote their participation in LowCVP and actively support its mission and aims through appropriate channels.

Membership of the Partnership is dependent upon complying with these broad principles and commitments and on-going participation in the Partnership’s activities by:

• Participating in LowCVP working groups
• Providing space, facilities and materials for partners to take forward design, development, commercialisation and investment activities.
• Influencing the potential market for low carbon vehicles and fuels.
• Providing resources, either in kind and/or through a direct financial contribution, to support the Partnership and its activities.