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1 NATIONAL TRANSPORT STRATEGY CONFERENCE 30 th May, Dunblane Hydro

2 How can Scotland become less dependant on oil and develop new vehicle technologies and cleaner fuels? Richard Tarboton Head of Transport Business Unit Ian Murdoch Scottish Transport Manager

3 Twenty Five Years On Road Vehicles + 68% Vehicle miles + 81% No. bus journeys - 5% Walking /cycling - 24% Ave mpg +26% Vehicle CO 2 +36%

4 UK CO2 Emissions

5 Passenger Transport 1952-2004

6 Why take action? Saves money for your orgn. Saves money for drivers Underpins CSR Wins tenders And helps the environment

7 What does Sustainable Transport Look Like? Buy cleaner vehicles Drive efficiently Use them less

8 1. Buy cleaner vehicles

9 UK compared to the rest of Europe CO2 per vehicle? Source: EU Voluntary Agreement Joint Monitoring Report 2003

10 Private Business 195 190 185 180 175 170 165 160 155 CO2 g/km 1997/81998/91999/002000/12001/22002/32003/4 Voluntary Agreement Target 140g/km by 2008 UK Average CO2 Emissions

11 CO2 Car Labelling

12 New Cars sold in 2005

13 What is a clean car ?

14 Cleaner Low Carbon Fuels Natural gas ~ 12% CO 2 saving on diesel LPG ~ 10% CO 2 saving than petrol Electric Power ~ Zero CO 2 depends on renewable electricity Hydrogen ~ Zero CO 2 depends on renewable electricity Biodiesel ~ 3% CO2 saving (5% blend) Bio-Ethanol ~ 50% CO2 saving (85% blend)

15 Technology development

16 2. Drive Efficiently

17 Eco Driving Techniques Read the road ahead Gentle acceleration / braking Modest Revs – use higher gear Switch off Cruise Control / on board computer Plan your journey Tyre pressures Remove roof-racks

18 Engine Map Showing Most Efficient Engine Speed / Load Combinations

19 Using them more economically

20 3. Use other modes of Transport

21 Drive less Use more sustainable transport Travel less Use video conferencing Encourage car sharing

22 Managing Miles 5% of miles are going the wrong way Male drivers wait 20 mins before asking Female drivers wait 10 mins (RAC survey)

23 Next steps… How can Scotland become less dependent on oil? What ideas can you put into action? What is standing in the way? What help do you need?

24 NATIONAL TRANSPORT STRATEGY CONFERENCE 30 th May, Dunblane Hydro


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