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malcolm

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http://cabled.org.uk/press

Over the course of the project, the CABLED (Coventry and Birmingham Low Emission Vehicle Demonstrators) consortium will test 110 vehicles, as part of the £25 million Technology Strategy
Board‟s Ultra Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator competition.
Some of the key findings of the report are outlined below:
[FONT=Arial,Bold][FONT=Arial,Bold]Distance

Electric vehicle drivers use their cars like the typical UK driver the majority of journeys are less than five miles (at similar distances, when warming up conventional car engines are at their most polluting, and catalytic converters are at their least effective)
Average daily mileage is 23 miles (well within the i-MiEVs's 80 mile range)
[FONT=Arial,Bold][FONT=Arial,Bold]Drivers[/FONT][/FONT]
Drivers use the entire speed range of the car, showing they are happy to drive at motorway speeds when required
The vehicles were driven in all temperatures as low as -10 degrees Celsius, throughout the winter period. There was a drop-off in usage at very low temperatures, likely to be the result of reduced car usage during extremely cold weather, when only essential journeys are made
[FONT=Arial,Bold][FONT=Arial,Bold]Energy use and charging [/FONT][/FONT]
Vehicles are parked for 97% of the time, typically overnight and during school hours, allowing lengthy battery charging periods at home and work

Although vehicles only use the electricity needed to charge them they were left plugged in for more than 20% of the time, occasionally for several days at a time
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This is the scheme that Robert Lleweyln's involved with.