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Low Carbon Vehicles Integrated Delivery Programme Competition 2
Tue 16th Jun 2009
This competition is focused on developing robust industry-led consortia capable of developing vehicle-centric technologies that will encourage the advancement of mass market adoption of low carbon vehicles.
Up to £15 million has been allocated to fund highly innovative collaborative research and development projects and proof-of-concept studies, with the aim of accelerating the development and delivery of mass market low carbon road transport
in the short to medium term.
The competition has two innovation focus areas which will work to separate timescales:
Innovation Focus Area 1 –
Up to £5m funding
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To support collaborative proof-ofconcept studies that will help accelerate short-term research priorities
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Projects should be a maximum of 1 year in duration and must be completed by the end of March 2011
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Each project will need to physically demonstrate proof of concept.
Innovation Focus Area 2 –
Up to £10m funding
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To support collaborative R&D projects that will help accelerate medium-term research priorities
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Projects are likely to last 1–3 years
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Each project will need to demonstrate that it helps to advance medium-term research priorities with a view to supporting mass market readiness circa 2016 or earlier.
For a detailed brochure click the following link to a PDF: