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PIVEI: Large Scale Consumer Trial S1 SP3 - Economics and Carbon Benefits

Reference Number
ETI-TR1003
Title
PIVEI: Large Scale Consumer Trial S1 SP3 - Economics and Carbon Benefits
Status
Completed
Energy Categories
Energy Efficiency(Transport)
Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research(Environmental, social and economic impacts)
Research Types
Applied Research and Development
Science and Technology Fields
SOCIAL SCIENCES (Economics and Econometrics)
SOCIAL SCIENCES (Town and Country Planning)
SOCIAL SCIENCES (Sociology)
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Policy and regulation)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Other sociological economical and environmental impact of energy)
Principal Investigator
Project Contact
E.ON UK (formerly PowerGen)
Award Type
Institute Project
Funding Source
ETI
Start Date
17 March 2010
End Date
16 November 2011
Duration
20 months
Total Grant Value
£4,500,000
Industrial Sectors
Transport Systems and Vehicles
Region
East Midlands
Programme
Transport - Light Duty Vehicles
Investigators
Principal Investigator
Project Contact, E.ON UK (formerly PowerGen)
Other Investigator
Project Contact, Ove Arup & Partners Ltd
Project Contact, University of Leeds
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Objectives
Abstract

This project carried out an

  • Analysis of the potential size of the market for plug-in vehicles in the UK
  • Analysis of the potential total level of investment needed in the UK
  • Analysis of the potential total level of carbon offset in the UK

This project provided a strategic level analysis of the potential size of the market for plug-in vehicles, the total level of investment needed and the total carbon offset for the UK.

The analysis was conducted against a set of scenarios including technology breakthrough, macro-economics and government policy. It determined the viability of different pathways to a self-sustaining mass market for plug-in vehicles.

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16/08/18