Projects
SWARM
A four year project that commenced in October 2012. The first major event will be the rollout of the Microcab with a Horizon fuel cell. The first offcial event will be Millbrook 11-12 June 2013.
CABLED
23 June 2009 : University of Birmingham event to herald the Technology Strategy Board's announcement of the consortium winners of its Ultra Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator competition. The CABLED project will showcase electric cars across Birmingham & Coventry in the West Midlands. |
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Niche Vehicle Network - Mark 2 R&D Project
The objective of this project was to undertake a systematic and focused engineering programme to develop a base vehicle design. Project partners included Delta Motorsport, RDM Automotive, Lotus Lightweight Structures, Penso Consulting, Advanced Composites Group and EPL Composite Solutions. The timing was crucial to Microcab's ability to supply viable vehicles to low carbon vehicle demonstrator fleets in a rapidly developing market. The main innovative aspect of this project was the development of a lightweight, crashworthy chassis and a composite upper body structure, combined with a pure EV drive train.
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| The new H2EV chassis unveiled at a project meeting | the new vehicle takes shape | ||
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| The Microcab H2EV get its first outing in the car park at Delta Motorsport | |||
The University of Birmingham Project
Mark this date down in your diaries: 17 April 2008. England's first ever hydrogen pump was successfully launched.
The event was officially opened by University of Birmingham Vice Chancellor, Professor Michael Sterling, and was attended by 100+ visitors.
The BBC spent the whole day covering the event, along with Central and Channel 4 news, and millions watched the opening live on lunchtime TV.
Microcab Fleet Launched
The University's fleet of five hydrogen vehicles made their first group appearance on campus on Tuesday 8 July 2008. They were also featured on Sky News in two parts: Part 1; Part 2
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