Expertise and Case Studies

Example government departments and regulatory agencies served:

North America

• Environmental Protection Agency
• Department of Energy
• National Highways Transportation & Safety Administration

United Kingdom

• Department for Transport
• Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
• Technology Strategy Board
• Energy Technologies Institute
• Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership
• Centre of excellence for low carbon and fuel cell technologies

The Netherlands

• Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment  (VROM)

European Commission

• Directorates General – Energy and Transport & Mobility
• Directorate General – Environment

Example projects inlcude:

• EU CO2 fleet average target assessment - comprehensive report, concluding that proposed CO2 legislation was at a high risk of not being met - the substantial changes required in both market segmentation and the level of technology available in the market were defined
• Assessment & monitoring of hydrogen and fuel cell research for European Commission
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• Assistance to NHTSA with final 2009 light duty vehicle US CAFE rulemaking (read more)
• Low carbon technology study for UK Department for Transport - provided clear view of the various technologies available for use on heavy goods vehicles. Technologies were rated in terms of: potential CO2 impact, costs, safety, vehicle usage, limitations and benefits of market technology
• Development of technology roadmaps for energy & fuels, powertrain, whole vehicle, safety & noise for 2020 – understanding of current technologies and level of development and development of actions required to ensure the future global competitiveness of EU Auto Industry