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Reference Number
ETI-TR1001
Title
PIVEI: Large Scale Consumer Trial S1 SP1 - Consumers and Vehicles
Status
Completed
Energy Categories

Energy Efficiency (Transport)

Other Power and Storage Technologies (Electric power conversion)

Research Types
Applied Research and Development
Science and Technology Fields
SOCIAL SCIENCES (Sociology)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation
Not Cross-cutting
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Consumer attitudes and behaviour)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Technology acceptance)
Principal Investigator
Project Contact
Ricardo Consulting Engineers Ltd
Award Type
Institute Project
Funding Source
ETI
Start Date
10 March 2010
End Date
30 March 2012
Duration
25 months
Total Grant Value
£4,500,000
Industrial Sectors
Transport Systems and Vehicles
Region
South East
Programme
Transport - Light Duty Vehicles
Investigators
Principal Investigator
Project Contact, Ricardo Consulting Engineers Ltd
Other Investigator
Project Contact, Engineering and Design, University of Sussex
Project Contact, University of Aberdeen
Project Contact, TRL
Project Contact, Shell UK Ltd
Project Contact, Element Energy
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Objectives
Abstract
The Consumer and Vehicles project looked at the potential long-term performance and cost of plug-in vehicles. It examined consumer reactions and behaviours in buying and using them. It explored supporting infrastructure, and included in-depth surveys with 3,000 consumers and real-world testing with 40 drivers.
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16/08/18