Welcome to CABLED
The CABLED project showcased electric cars across Birmingham & Coventry in the West Midlands. The project made Ultra Low Carbon Vehicles available to a cross section of real world users and collected data on their everyday use. This is part of a UK wide trial in which the West Midlands plays a major role. The CABLED project is now complete and no more vehicles are available.
The widespread uptake of electric vehicles will significantly reduce carbon emissions across the UK, and reduce local air pollution and noise levels. Vehicles are becoming available but issues such as initial purchase price and range anxiety for longer journeys remain to be resolved before mass deployment.
The CABLED project collected data from the vehicles to understand how they were used in real life and to assist in the planning of the further expansion of the supporting infrastructure.
This project:
- delivered a showcase demonstration of 110 ultra low carbon vehicles across Birmingham and Coventry in West Midlands. These were a cross-section of vehicles; 2 seater, 4 seater and SUVs. They were be powered using battery electric, hydrogen fuel-cell, plug-in hybrid and induction charging technology.
- delivered the infrastructure required both in the users' property, in workplaces, and in public areas.
- allowed a large number of available charging point locations and thus vehicle usage of a diverse nature. A range of users with varying driving patterns were recruited.
- provided extended real world vehicle evaluation and usage data to allow final development and hence ensure successful production launch of ultra low carbon vehicles.
- collected data to measure vehicle performance, infrastructure usage patterns, impacts and requirements with a minimum 12 months experience of seasonal conditions from all vehicles.
- publicised the benefits and progress of low carbon vehicles
