Fuel & Vehicle Technology

Biofuels

Biofuels can help to mitigate climate change by capturing and storing CO2 as the crops used to supply the fuel grows, thereby balancing what is emitted by road transport when the biofuel is burnt. The LowCVP has undertaken extensive work on the implications of increasing biofuels use including initiatives on carbon certification and on the broader environmental sustainability of biofuels.

Hybrid vehicles

A hybrid vehicle has a powertrain incorporating an energy storage mechanism, either electrical or mechanical, which is able to act as a complementary or alternative source of motive power.

Hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles 

Hydrogen is the most plentiful element in the universe and present in all organic compounds and can be burnt directly in an internal combustion engine or used to generate electricity through a fuel cell.

Electric vehicles 

Electric vehicles use electricity stored in a battery as their primary source of motive power.

Other gas-fuelled vehicles

Various other gases can be used in an alternative combusion engine to provide motive power. These include: liquified petroleum gas (LPG), and natural gas in compressed (CNG) or liquefied (LNG) forms and bio-gas (or bio-methane).