It’s not just the valleys that are green in Wales – now it’s the cars too as the country plays host to the UK’s first national low carbon vehicle event.
Five of the country’s leading alternative transport companies will gather for the one day event at Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire for the invitation-only showcase that is likely to attract more than 800 policymakers and industry experts.
Wales will feature heavily at the event with five representatives of its own including:
- Atraverda Ltd, which has developed a lighter ceramic material to replace heavy lead components;
- Connaught Engineering, which has developed the world’s only retrofit braking system which can save up to 25 per cent on fuel;
- The Narrow Car Company which has developed the two-seat NARO car;
- The Hydrogen Bus, the world’s first Tribrid minibus;
- And Stevens Vehicles, a Port Talbot company that has developed zero emission cars and vans that can travel for 50 miles on less than £1.
Economy and transport minister Ieuan Wyn Jones described Wales’ efforts as groundbreaking and stated that the country is making an important contribution towards the creation of a green automotive industry.
