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UK's largest public emissions trial begins
15th December 2009
A Government-backed UK project to trial electric and ultra low emission vehicles has begun in the West Midlands.
The keys to 25 electric Mitsubishi i-MiEVs are being given to independent drivers - including
automotive presenter Quentin Willson.
The cars will be trialed over the next 12 months by the CABLED (Coventry and Birmingham Low Emission Vehicle Demonstrators)
consortium in Centenary Square, Birmingham.
The consortium will manage the project as one of eight successful teams in the £25 million Technology Strategy
Board Ultra Low Emission Vehicle Demonstrator Competition.
CABLED brings together the expertise of 13 West Midlands-based organisations within the engineering, automotive
manufacturing, academic, public and infrastructure sectors.
The project is worth £15 million and will trial 110 vehicles on the roads of Birmingham and Coventry.
Drivers selected for the trials of the Mitsubishi i-MiEV and 85 other vehicles were chosen through an application process
led by Coventry University.
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