1. automotive and vehicles
2. cars
3. car industry

LOW CARBON VEHICLES
Konstanze Scharring, Director of Policy, SMMT
Workshop - ‘Green Technology: Do we risk falling behind?’
TUC Climate Change Conference, 21 October 2013
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THE UK AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR
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UK automotive industry produces 1.5 million vehicles and over
2 million engines annually
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Automotive is vital to the UK economy
– Around £55 billion turnover
– Over 700,000 jobs dependent on automotive
– Over 80 % of UK produced cars are exported
– Invests £1.3 billion in R&D each year
– £8bn investment committed to UK since 2010
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UK is home to 7 volume car manufacturers, 8 commercial
vehicle, 11 bus & coach, more than 10 major premium & sports
vehicle manufacturers and over 2,350 component
manufacturers
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UK is 2nd largest new car market in Europe (ca. 2.1m) & only
major growth market in EU
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BUILDING A LOW CARBON FUTURE
BMW to build
engines for its i8
plug-in hybrid
sport car, Hams
Hall
£505m low emissions
engine plant,
Wolverhampton
£24m investment to produce
fuel-efficient engines,
Bridgend
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£725m investment for LEAF,
Invitation & battery plant,
Sunderland
Toyota creates first
car plant solar array,
Burnaston
MIRA £250m facility
expansion, Nuneaton
Expansion of TATA
European Technical
Centre,
Warwickshire
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GLOBAL REGULATORY DRIVE ON NEW CAR CO2
Source: ICCT 2013
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UK NEW CAR CO2 EMISSIONS
• Average new car: 133.1g/km in 2012, -3.6% on ‘11 -26.5% on ‘00
• Step change performance since 2008
• Challenge ahead to achieve pan-EU target of 95g/km by 2020
UK actual new car CO2 emissions to 2012 and EU targets for 2015 and 2020
Sales weighted average CO2 g/km
190
UK average
180
EU targets
170
2000-2007 trend extrapolation
160
150
140
130
130g/km by 2015
120
110
100
95g/km by 2020
90
'00
'02
'04
'06
'08
'10
Year
'12
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'16
'18
'20
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DRIVING SHIFT TO LOWER CARBON OPTIONS
• 55.0% of the market below 130g/km and 8.2% below 100g/km,
compared with 0.9% and 0% in 2000
• Significant progress, but challenges ahead
Market by CO2 bands
Registrations (millions)
3.0
201+
2.5
2.0
131-200
1.5
1.0
96-130
0.5
<95
0.0
'00
'02
'04
'06
Year
'08
'10
'12
Source: SMMT CO2 report (2013)
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GROWING THE EV MARKET
• Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG) eligible registrations market share
more than doubled in 2012 to 0.11%
• 3,633 PiCGs and 264 Plug-in Van Grants (PiVGs) issued by
March 2013
EV car registrations 2011/2012
Registrations
4000
Extended
Range
(EREV)
Plug-in
Hybrid
(PHEV)
Pure EV
(PEV)
3000
2000
1000
0
2011
2012
Source: SMMT data
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GROWING CONSUMER CHOICE
• By 2014, 8/9 car segments will have a plug-in model
Available electric car models for
purchase in the UK market
Number of models
25
Broad range of models
available and coming to market
20
15
10
5
Nissan
Vauxhall
Toyota
BMW
Mitsubishi
Porsche
i3Prius
LEAF
918
Ampera
Outlander
Spyder
Plug-in Hybrid
PHEV
0
2012
2013
2014*
* Anticipated number of EV car models
Source: SMMT data
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LOW CARBON NOT LIMITED TO CARS
• Government supports deployment of low carbon
technology across vehicle types:
– Plug-in Van Grant – 25% off purchase price up to £8,000
– TSB £11.6m Low Carbon Truck Demonstration Trial (2012)
– Green Bus Fund Round 4 announced December 2012 brings total fund
spend to £95m – majority manufactured in the UK
• Low carbon has value across different vehicle types:
Optare Versa EV
– Electric powered - low running costs
– Low vibration - comfortable ride
– Three moving parts - low maintenance
Optare Versa EV wins 2013 SMMT
Award for Innovation
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STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP - AUTOMOTIVE COUNCIL
Automotive Council
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Strategic industry-government partnership since 2009
Vince Cable MP & Richard Parry-Jones CBE, co-chairs
Top level leadership by automotive and government
Full Council, Technology Group & Supply Chain Group
www.automotivecouncil.co.uk
Priorities
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Improving the attractiveness of the UK as a place to invest
Strengthening the UK supply chain
Increasing investment in R&D, esp. low carbon technologies
Improving the image of the UK automotive sector
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THE INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY ROAD MAP
Portfolio approach - passenger cars
Source: Automotive Council
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AUTOMOTIVE COUNCIL - 5 STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGIES
Internal
Combustion
Engines
Electric
Machines
and Power
Electronics
Strategic
Technologies
for UK Auto
Industry
Lightweight
Vehicle and
Powertrain
Structures
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Energy
Storage and
Energy Mgt
Intelligent
Mobility
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FURTHER INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT
COLLABORATION ENABLING TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
• UKH2Mobility is a collaborative project between industry and
government to develop a consensus vision for the roll out of
hydrogen in the UK
• Phase 1 key findings (April 2013):
– CO2 emissions can be 75% lower for FCEVs than conventional diesel
vehicles
– FCEVs will be at least cost competitive with conventional vehicles
– 1.6m FCEVs could be on the road by 2030
– The UK would need 1,150 hydrogen refuelling stations to meet potential
consumer demand
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AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR STRATEGY – JULY 2013
• Four key strategy themes:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Technology
Supply chain
Business environment
Skills
• Key recommendations:
– Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) - Industrialisation of UK technology in
collaborative pre-competitive projects, £1bn for 10 years match-funded
– Motoring taxation & ULEV strategy – Long term approach to tax & incentives
to 2020, £500m OLEV funding till 2020
– Industrial Partnership for skills - Industry framework to create comprehensive
talent pipeline
– Automotive Investment Organisation (AIO) - New body to attract target list of
key Tier 1 investors & secure existing OEM investment
– Tooling Finance - Framework agreement with BBA on access to tooling finance
for suppliers via high street banks
– Supply chain competitiveness programme: AMSCI bid £40 million, long term
competitiveness improvement across UK supply chain, match-funded
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‘DRIVING THE FUTURE TODAY’
OLEV strategy – September 2013
Keeping the existing plug-in vehicle grants
until at least May 2015
Launching a call for evidence to inform the
£500m 2015-2020 package of support
Jointly developing a consumer
communications campaign with industry
Working with industry on an initial network
of circa 65 hydrogen refuelling stations
Maintaining a strong, clear and lasting set
of tax incentives for the purchase of ULEVs
Clarifying the tax position for ULEVs with
HMRC
Source: OLEV
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COMMITMENT & COLLABORATION IN UK
• £400m OLEV support to 2015: Vehicle, Infrastructure, R&D
• £500m for Advanced Propulsion Centre + £500m from
industry
• £500m OLEV support to 2020
• Fiscal incentives to 2020
• H2 UK Mobility – Phase 2 report due
(www.ukh2mobility.co.uk)
• ‘Go Ultra Low’ - Joint Ultra Low Carbon Communication
Campaign in 2014
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