Ultra Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator Programme
October 8, 2011
This document presents the preliminary data collected from drivers of the demonstrator cars
being tested in the nationwide Ultra Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator Programme. The
Technology Strategy Board, which is running the programme, commissioned the data collection
from Oxford Brookes University.
The demonstration trial involves 340 vehicles, which range from high performance vehicles to
small city cars, being tested on everyday journeys by real-life users. This analysis provides a
valuable initial insight into the first three-month ‘adaptation phase’ of low carbon vehicle usage.
The initial usage data, collected from on-board computers in the vehicles, covers 19,782
charging events and 110,389 individual journeys covering 677,209 miles. In addition the report
document assesses pre-trial and three-month user perception surveys for both private drivers
and fleet drivers.
The trials began at the end of 2009 and continue until mid 2012. A full 12 months’ data is being
collected from all the vehicles in the trial, which will offer more detailed insights and will be
available during 2012. This will be published on the Technology Strategy Board website with
other updates about the programme.
For more information see:
http://www.innovateuk.org/ourstrategy/innovationplatforms/lowcarbonvehicles.ashx.
