Innovative, low cost ultra-low emission urban vehicle for business and personal use

这是一个为期六个月的项目，旨在加快现有的研发计划，开发一款创新的超低排放车辆。项目产出将创造一个可投资的提议，以吸引短期和股权投资，并开始生产和销售。该项目将使整个方案时间表缩短约12个月，并将减少总体投资需求和风险。这款独特的人-电混合动力汽车针对两个不同的市场，这两个市场都与COVID-19的恢复直接相关。企业和个人都迫切需要削减成本——包括交通成本。这推动了企业对“载货自行车”的需求，供个体经营者和流动工人使用。个人和家庭正在购买更多的自行车和电动自行车（“电动自行车”）。旨在减少城市交通碳排放和空气污染的政策和基础设施投资也推动了对低排放车辆的需求，取代了汽车和货车。COVID-19阻碍了人们使用公共交通工具，扩大了对自行车和电动自行车的需求。此外，一些城市正在引入“低交通街区”（LTN），在那里禁止或不鼓励汽车和货车通行。大规模转向人-电混合动力汽车受到100多年前设计缺陷的限制。这种新型交通工具的特点和优点克服了自行车作为传统小型货车和汽车的可行替代方案在日常城市交通中的主要障碍。这些福利适用于英国和其他地方的任何城市环境。因此，这一概念具有巨大的增长和出口潜力，这将有助于支持英国制造业的“绿色复苏”。大部分项目工作将由通过竞争性招标任命的专业分包商进行。将引进外部专业知识和能力，以支持生产设计、知识产权管理、电子商务、市场测试和原型制造。

A six-month project to accelerate an existing R&D programme to develop an innovative, ultra-low emission vehicle. Project outputs will create an investment-ready proposition to attract short term and equity investment and start production and sales. The project will reduce overall programme timescales by approximately 12 months and overall investment requirements and risks will be reduced.This unique human-electric hybrid vehicle is aimed at two distinct markets, both directly relevant for COVID-19 recovery. Both businesses and individuals urgently need to cut their costs - including for transport. This is driving business demand for "cargo-bikes" for sole-traders and mobile workers. Individuals and households are buying more bicycles and electric-assisted cycles ("e-bikes").Policies and infrastructure investment designed to cut urban transport carbon emissions and air pollution are also driving demand for Low Emission Vehicles, displacing cars and vans. COVID-19 has discouraged use of public transport, amplifying demand for bicycles and e-bikes. Also, cities are introducing "low-traffic neighbourhoods" (LTN) where cars and vans are banned or discouraged.Large scale modal shift to human-electric hybrid vehicles is limited by design weaknesses dating back over 100 years. The features and benefits of the new vehicle overcome the key obstacles to cycling as a viable alternative to conventional small vans and cars for day-to-day urban transport. These benefits are applicable in any urban setting in the UK and elsewhere. The concept therefore has substantial growth and export potential, which will help support "green recovery" in the UK manufacturing sector.Most project work will be carried out by specialist sub-contractors appointed via competitive tender. External expertise and capacity will be bought in to support design for production, IP management, e-commerce, market testing and prototype manufacture.