Today, the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) launches its search to find new low carbon technologies for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs). In the UK, almost three-quarters of all goods are moved by road, creating 5% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions.

The LowCVP Technology Challenge is open to products or systems that improve fuel efficiency, reduce losses, or reduce energy consumption – which all ultimately result in lower CO2 emissions from HGVs. For example, fleet or vehicle management systems, new body designs and new components.

Winning organisations will have the invaluable opportunity to directly engage with senior executives of vehicle manufacturers, component suppliers and major fleet operators. They will also present their technology at a dedicated event later this year.

The winners of last year’s Technology Challenge for cars met 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. Several of the winners have established new business relationships as a result.