Overview
Morning, Tuesday, 28th November 2017
THIS EVENT IS CPD CERTIFIED
This timely conference focuses on next steps for decarbonising road transport in the UK, assessing commercial prospects and policy options - and the way forward for innovation in all-electric vehicles, hybrids and alternative fuels.
Discussing both private and public transport, it follows the release of a new UK Air Quality Plan for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) which advocates local authority led responses to air quality and emissions; new funding streams to help councils implement clean air measures; support for new low-emission and retrofitted buses and changes to the tax treatment of diesel vehicles.
Delegates will consider policy options for lowering emissions, including the development of Clean Air Zones, vehicle scrappage schemes, adapting driver behaviours, and initiatives to increase the uptake of alternative fuels.
The seminar also takes place in the context of the Government announcing a planned ban on sales of conventional cars and vans by 2040. Sessions will allow delegates to examine additional requirements specifically around electric vehicles and the role of subsidies such as the expanded Plug-In Grant and the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme. Sessions also consider the technical and regulatory priorities for increasing electrification of the road network, installation and management of new charging infrastructure, and challenges for the electricity grid for increasing demand in homes and in public places.