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08:54
29th March 2018
Tailpipe dreams - what is a sustainable vehicle?

How close are we to achieving sustainable production and manufacturing methods?

‘We need to build the UK’s supple chain with the full vehicle life-cycle in mind. Internal combustion engines have a very important role in the short-term, but no place in the long-term’. – Venn Chesterton

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Venn Chesterton ULEV Lead, Innovate UK
Venn is the Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV ) Lead at Innovate UK. He spends his time helping companies turn technology and business model concepts into successful product and service innovation that boosts the UK economy and deliver policy objectives such as improved air quality and reduced CO 2 emissions. Prior to that Venn was the ULEV Lead at Transport Research Laboratory and has worked across the sustainable transport field at TfL.

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