LOW CARBON VEHICLE EVENT 4TH - 5TH SEPTEMBER 2013 MILLBROOK PROVING GROUND, BEDFORDSHIRE, UK EXHIBITION CONFERENCE RIDE & DRIVE LCV2013 SHOW GUIDE CONTENTS 2 Contents 3 Welcome to LCV2013 4 LCV2013 Sponsor Listing 5 Cenex 6-7 Automotive Council 8-9 Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) 10-11 SMMT 12-13 Technology Strategy Board 14-15 UKTI 16 Silver Sponsor 17-19 Bronze Sponsors 20 Meet the University Reception 21 Millbrook Proving Ground 22 LCV2013 Event App 23-35 Seminar Programme 36-37 Transport KTN Forum 38 Fleet Technology Question Time 39-41 Internal Exhibition and Exhibitors 42 External Exhibition and Exhibitors 43 Ride & Drive Information 44-82 Exhibitors A to Z 83-87 Notes Pages Back cover Event Layout 2 | show guide Welcome TO LCV2013 BRENDAN CONNOR Welcome to the 6th in the successful series all exhibitors and other supporting partners of International Low Carbon Vehicle (LCV) who have contributed to the many building events run by Cenex. On behalf of Cenex, I blocks that make the LCV event such a rich would like to take this opportunity to thank experience for visitors and exhibitors alike. the Automotive Council, the Department for For this year’s event we have introduced a Business Innovation and Skills, the Office for number of new features. These include an Low Emission Vehicles, the Society of Motor Event App and a Fleet Technology Expert Manufacturers and Traders, the Technology Panel, run to the format of the popular BBC Strategy Board and UK Trade and Investment, Question Time, taking place on the afternoon for being supporting partners for LCV2013, of the 5th September in the main plenary. as they were for LCV2012. This continuity We have also added a Meet the University of support plays a key role in ensuring the reception and a SME\micro-enterprise content of the LCV event is always highly technology showcase, both hosted in Hall 2 of topical, whilst also assisting the Cenex team the Technology Exhibition. The Event App is of to ensure the LCV event remains the premier particular interest as a planning tool, helping technology showcasing and networking event you book meetings with exhibitors in advance for the UK low carbon vehicle community. This of LCV2013 as well as helping you plan your year the steering committee for LCV2013 also schedule to include meetings, seminars and included the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership Ride & Drive activities. I hope you have had and I thank the Partnership for their support. chance to successfully use it in the run up to This is our 5th year at Millbrook Proving this year’s event. Ground and once again the Millbrook venue There are many reasons to visit and exhibit at has proved well suited to meet our collective a Cenex LCV event. You may be showcasing needs. It has helped support an extensive new technology, disseminating the results of and growing Technology Exhibition, a diverse an R&D project, sharing ideas, conducting set of seminar sessions and of course, the technology assessment, market research or Ride and Drive, taking place on test tracks business development, renewing existing that allow the performance of the latest low contacts or making new ones. Whatever your carbon vehicle technologies to be thoroughly aims, I am sure the LCV format offers you the assessed. The events team at Millbrook chance of achieving a great deal over the two deserve commendation for their professional days of the event and I wish you every success and hardworking response, working in with your endeavours. partnership with the Cenex team to deliver this complex and multi-faceted event. I would also like to thank BMW, Ford Motor Company, Brendan Connor Porsche and the Transport Systems Catapult Chairman - Cenex for their sponsorship support and to thank show guide | 3 In addition to the Supporting Partners Cenex would like to thank the following organisations for their sponsorship of and support for LCV2013 Silver EVENT SPONSOR BRONZE EVENT SPONSOR EVENT Feature PARTNERS Charge Point Provider to Charge Point Provider to the Steering Pad the Visitor Car Park Meet the University Technology Strategy SME Village Reception Partner Board Partner Electrical Industry Information and Motorsport Industry Rail Industry Partner Partner Insight Partner Partner MEDIA PARTNERS FLEETW RLD FOR EVENT APP SPONSORS SEE page 22 4 | show guide YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND www.cenex.co.uk DELIVERY partner The LCV Event Consultancy Work Cenex works with supporting partners, sponsors Cenex has recognised and respected expertise and exhibitors to deliver the UK’s premier in Fleet Carbon Reduction advice, assisting Technology Showcasing and Networking event. fleet operators to assess, plan, deploy and The LCV event offers a host of opportunities to evaluate low and ultra low carbon vehicles. The advance organisational-specific objectives. Cenex team use expert knowledge and proven evaluation tools to offer bespoke advice. Project and Programme Delivery Cenex also undertakes strategic, technical and Cenex has a track record of delivering projects market study work for a wide range of public and from short term commercial consultancy work private sector clients, both individually and in through to complex multi-year programme partnership with larger consultancies. delivery. Cenex is known for helping clients to design and deliver trail blazing projects that act R&D Projects as exemplars for others to build on. High profile project work undertaken includes the Low Carbon Cenex regularly partners in R&D projects aligned Vehicle Public Procurement Programme, the to research interests in electric and alternative Plugged in Midlands Charging Point Network and fuelled vehicles and refuelling infrastructure. the Niche Vehicle R&D Programme. Cenex is an ideal consortium partner for projects requiring real world usage data for technology validation and requiring dissemination of key outputs. VISIT C3-60/61 TO meet CENEX’ VISIT SP17 FOR THE “CENEX consultancy AND PROJECT VEHICLE EXPERIENCE” featuring DELIVERY TEAMS ultra low CARBON VEHICLES FROM CENEX SUPPORTED PROJECTS. show guide | 5 The Automotive Council is a strategic collaboration between the UK Government and the automotive sector which aims to ensure the UK remains an attractive proposition for sustained investment. The Council is jointly chaired by Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and industry – Richard Parry-Jones. Over 90 organisations are involved in the Automotive Council and its work streams. The Automotive Council aims to: Create a transformed business environment for the automotive industry in the UK to provide a more compelling investment proposition for related industries; Develop further the technology roadmaps for low carbon vehicles and fuels, and exploit opportunities to promote the UK as a strong candidate to develop these and other technologies; Develop a stronger and more competitive automotive supply chain Provide a stronger public voice for the industry to support the value of the industry to the UK and to global partners; Ensure a strategic, continuous conversation between Government and the automotive industry in the UK. Further Information For further information about the Automotive Council or its sub- groups please come and see us on Stand C3-51 or visit the website www.automotivecouncil.co.uk. 6 | show guide On 12th July 2013 the Automotive At LCV 2013 the Automotive Council’s Industrial Strategy, “Driving Success - a Technology Group will formally publish strategy for growth and sustainability in the roadmaps for the 5 strategic the UK automotive sector”. was launched technologies. They can be seen on the at Goodwood by the Secretary of State Automotive Council stand in Hall 3 along for Business, Innovation and Skills, Vince with the passenger car, Commercial Cable, the Co-Chair of the Automotive and off road, bus and motorsport Council Richard Parry-Jones and the technologies roadmaps. Minister for Business Michael Fallon. The strategy builds on the success that the UK automotive industry already enjoys. It aims to make the sector’s long term future more secure, grow the UK share of the value chain and secure strong global competitive positions in low carbon research and development (R&D) and in premium and niche vehicles. The Automotive Council and its members played a pivotal role in helping to draft the Strategy and will continue to play a role in delivering it’s recommendations covering • Investing jointly, with industry, £1 billion over 10 years in a new Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) to support new technology and supply chains for low carbon vehicles WE look • investing up to £3 million to set up the Automotive Investment Organisation to lead attracting inward investors to forward TO invest in the UK, particularly supply chain companies • ensuring the right skills through a collective road map for the skills and meeting YOU training needed to address skills gaps in the automotive sector (eg joint programmes to attract school leavers, ON stand graduates and postgraduates into the automotive industry) This will ensure that the UK automotive C3-51 IN industry is well placed to benefit from more investment in production and in important R&D activity. HALL 3 show guide | 7 OLEV IS A CROSS GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY ENDORSED, TEAM COMBINING POLICY AND FUNDING STREAMS TO simplify POLICY AND DELIVERY FOR ultralow EMISSION VEHICLES 8 | show guide We are putting our money where our The UK’s support for ULEVs now mouth is – to the tune of £1 billion over constitutes one of the longest-term and 10 years to incubate the ULEV industry in most comprehensive packages of support the UK. for this sector anywhere in the world. And we will continue to back the UK’s The UK Government is not just talking world-class research and development about the unparalleled economic and in this area, securing jobs and generating environmental benefits that ULEVs will economic value for the country.