Competition Details

Winner 2009 Testimonials

“Winning the 2009 Low CVP Technology Challenge has provided a huge boost in industry awareness of our leading edge axial flux technology and provided a valuable platform to build customer engagements”.
James Rosson, Commercial Manager, EVO-Electric.

“As a direct result of the Challenge, we have been able to engage OEMs, interested in our ultra light, ultra efficient, low cost, low emission, revolutionary rotary engine; which is ideally suited for the 'electromobility' paradigm shift to hybrid and plug in hybrid electric vehicles.”
Dan Aris, Managing Director, Libralato.

The LowCVP Technology Challenge was an open competition to identify the most viable low carbon technologies for deployment to the heavy goods sector. The Challenge provides an opportunity for:

Emergent supply chain companies and technology developers to differentiate and provide credibility to their solutions for lower carbon vehicles; and
Vehicle and component manufacturers and fleet operators to identify the most promising technologies that reduce fuel costs and carbon.

The Challenge was open to any UK organisation with a viable product or technology offering which delivers CO2 savings and a compelling businesses case. The product or technology must be

applicable to vehicles of 7.5 tonnes and above,
on-vehicle and
compatible with existing or planned infrastructure.

Technologies needed to meet or comply with current or planned legislation and be developed sufficiently to allow able it to be commercialised within around 3 years.

Winning organisations will engage senior executives of vehicle manufacturers, component suppliers and major fleet operators, and present their technology at a prestigious, dedicated event in late 2010.

Last year the winner’s event involved senior executives from Nissan, Jaguar Land Rover, Ford, Tata Motors, General Motors, McLaren Automotive, Modec, Alexander Dennis, SMTC UK, Denso, GKN, Kautex-Unipart, Shell International and TRW, and as a direct result several new business relationships have been established.

This year the audience will be similar senior executives from organisations relevant to the HGV sector. Winners will also gain from dedicated LowCVP support and promotion to raise their profile to the automotive, fleet and investor communities.