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Disruptive change in emissions and fuel use for personal road mobility with Ultra Efficient Vehicle (UEV). Whole vehicle hardware and software system, including suspension components, helps halve emissions and/or fuel use of current 'best in class' with similar power source and materials. Because it is the lightest and smallest frontal area, aerodynamic, motorway speed, 0.9m wide, congestion-busting, road vehicle, that tilts through corners to maintain momentum, power requirement is extremely low.   Customer pain point In 2015 sliding, mandatory fines were been imposed on OEMs in Europe with 130g/km being the average CO2 target across their ranges. Euro6 regs for example, by 2021 if an OEM misses 95 g/km target, to average 100 g/km, fine would total €700m. This becomes more onerous still by 2025 Euro7. For years, European OEMs have been fined $USD millions in the USA for not meeting CAFE standards. Strategy is smaller, more efficient 'sub-A cars' to allow sales of higher emission models at top of range. It is clear major OEMs are already struggling to hit European and USA average emissions and efficiency targets and are resulting to drastic measures.   How will your project lead to reduced carbon emissions? Can you quantify the potential reduction? By halving the power requirement and therefore halving the CO2, NOx and PM emissions of the BEST current performing enclosed, powered, road vehicles, for the same build materials and power source, this new vehicle type will significantly impact climate change, if chosen over conventional width cars for a proportion of the 80% of European journeys where only one person occupies a car. ''Light-duty vehicles - cars and vans - produce around 15% of the EU's emissions of CO2.'' http://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/transport/vehicles/index_en.htm So an uptake of 10% of these single person journeys with this new vehicle type, in preference to cars, taxis and vans, will yield between 2.4% and 4.8% saving in Europe's CO2 emissions, with no change to current vehicle power source, fuel and material types; 100 x 0.15 x 0.8 x 0.1 = 1.2 x 2 = 2.4 100 x 0.15 x 0.8 x 0.1 = 1.2 x 4 = 4.8   In what way(s) can your project deliver a transformative impact on climate change? While EU CO2 emissions fell by 3.3% in 2012, they are still 20.5% higher than in 1990. Transport is the only major sector in the EU where greenhouse gas emissions are still rising. EU legislation sets binding emission targets for new car and van fleets. As the automotive industry works towards meeting these targets, average emissions are falling each year. http://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/transport/vehicles/index_en.htm If the 50million global sales of vehicles were to annually average the European 2015 target of 135g/km, 6,750million g/km are emitted. By mass manufacturing, a 10% share of this ie 5million UEVs emitting only 50g/km would together emit only 250million g/km. So a world CO2 saving of 3.7% is possible with current world vehicle numbers, power sources and materials.   Funding will accelerate commercialisation by helping leverage additional matched funding to employ the relevant experts, trade fair stands, seminars,  and visits to potential customers, fill the credibility gap, gain publicity to attract other collaborators and (if deemed necessary) further investment rounds.   Conclusion All of the above will help build a groundswell of opinion that major OEMs cannot ignore. Mass adoption of the Ultra Efficient Vehicle (UEV) that is enabled by this automotive suspension technology helps allow a global step-change in CO2, NOx, PM particulate emission and fuel use, whilst making more efficient use of existing road, parking. This will help the automotive field meet european law where they have been reluctant to meet their obligations.