The reducing environmental impacts strategic priority is in recognition that there is an environmental aspect to all transport, and therefore almost all the work of DfT. Transport is the largest emitting sector of greenhouse gases in the UK, contributing 27% of domestic emissions in 2019. Our transport system must change to deliver the government’s Net Zero ambition and DfT will drive forwards that change through our longer-term green transport agenda. On decarbonisation specifically, we published our Transport decarbonisation plan (TDP) in July 2021, which sets out the steps we will take to deliver the necessary carbon reductions across every form of transport. Sustainability will be at the heart of levelling-up. People everywhere will feel the benefits – villages, towns, cities, and countryside will be cleaner, greener, healthier and more prosperous and pleasant environments in which to live and work
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
**EV Assist combines Electric Vehicle user needs with a novel changepoint availability and reservations system, to catalyse modal shift, create a demand-driven EV charging marketplace, optimise infrastructure utilisation...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: YOU. SMART. THING. LIMITED
The project EV Assist aims to improve EV charging routines by combining EV user needs with a reservations system and optimizing infrastructure utilization, which directly addresses the question.
The project goal is to develop and demonstrate a Low-profile EV Charging Solutions for Fleets, minimising the use of depot floor-space, whilst maximising charging power and so operational flexibility. The UK is currently...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: UK POWER NETWORKS SERVICES (COMMERCIAL) LIMITED
**EV Assist -- Feasibility Study of Vehicle-User-Network Optimisation** The aim of the project is to assess the technical feasibility and commercial potential of "EV Assist", a personalised travel assistant th...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: YOU. SMART. THING. LIMITED
The project EV ASSIST - Feasibility Study of Vehicle-User-Network Optimisation aims to increase the use of electric vehicles and infrastructure, which partially addresses the question, but does not specifically mention changes in behavior as a result of Covid-19 affecting EV charging routines.