[October 28, 2008] Cenex: Cenex Drives UK's Vision for Low Carbon Road Transport; Cenex co-hosts the UK's largest low carbon vehicle event; Milbrook Proving Ground, Bedfordshire, Tuesday, 28th October 2008 Tweet (M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) RDATE:28102008 Milbrook -- Cenex, the UK's first national centre of excellence for low carbon and fuel cell technologies, in partnership with the Technology Strategy Board is today hosting a National Low Carbon Vehicle Event at Milbrook Proving Ground. Representing the largest gathering of the UK's low carbon automotive supply chain to date, today's event will be attended by over 750 delegates including a range of international experts. The event comprises three elements - a seminar, a technology exhibition and a vehicle ride and drive. As part of the seminar the Technology Strategy Board will furnish further details of the recently-announced GBP100 million Low Carbon Vehicle Integrated Delivery Programme. Cenex and the Department for Transport will provide an update on the GBP20 million Low Carbon Vehicle Procurement Programme. Commenting on the likely impact of today's National Low Carbon Vehicle event, Cenex CEO Robert Evans said: "We recognise that large-scale exhibitions and knowledge-sharing events like the one we are hosting today foster collaboration between key stakeholders in the field of low carbon vehicles. This event, together with other activities, demonstrates that Cenex is at the forefront of efforts to move towards the goal of the near decarbonisation of road transport.'' Vehicle exhibitors at the event include: Ashwoods, Axon Automotive, Citroen, Connaught, Ford, Lotus, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi Motors, Modec, Morgan, Nissan, Peugeot, Potenza, Ricardo, Smith Electric Vehicles, Stevens Vehicles, Tesla, Think, Torotrak, Vauxhall and Westfield. Cenex and Arup have recently completed a study of the scope of the UK transport sector to switch to electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The report, sponsored by the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and Department for Transport (DfT), was released on the 27th October and is available on the BERR website at http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file48653.pdf Cenex (www.cenex.co.uk) is the UK's first Centre for Excellence for low carbon and fuel cell technologies. By encouraging the early market adoption of low-carbon and fuel cell technologies in automotive applications, Cenex aims to assist the UK automotive supply chain to compete in global markets as well as showcase UK expertise to encourage inward investment. CONTACT: Cenex WWW: http://www.cenex.co.uk Sue Glanville, Say Communications Tel: +44 (0) 20 8971 6423 e-mail: [email protected] Aakriti Kaushik, Say Communications Tel: +44 (0) 20 8971 6424 e-mail: [email protected] ((M2 Communications Ltd disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected])). Copyright ? 2008 M2 Communications Ltd. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]