Shortlist announced for 2014 Low Carbon Champions Awards

The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) has revealed the shortlist for the 2014 Low Carbon Champions Awards.

The Awards will be presented at Cenex’s Low Carbon Vehicle (LCV) Event’s sell-out gala dinner at Jury’s Inn, Milton Keynes. The Master of Ceremonies will be the actor Robert Llewellyn, a green vehicle enthusiast, best known for his role as Kryten in BBC's Red Dwarf and for presenting Channel 4's Scrapheap Challenge.

The Awards celebrate outstanding and innovative practice in accelerating the shift to lower carbon vehicles and fuels and reducing road transport emissions. The LowCVP Low Carbon Champions Awards are one of a select few sustainable development awards schemes to have received accreditation by the Royal Society of the Arts (RSA).

Awards categories and shortlist:

Low Carbon Car / Van Manufacturer of the Year (Sponsor: EDF Energy)

Shortlisted: BMW Group; Mitsubishi Motors in the UK; Nissan Motor GB; Tesla Motors Ltd

Low Carbon Heavy Duty Vehicle Manufacturer of the Year (Sponsor: Michelin)

Shortlisted: BYD Europe B.V.; Iveco UK; Wrightbus

Low Carbon Vehicle Operator of the Year (Sponsor: Gas Bus Alliance)

Shortlisted: Eddie Stobart; Reading Buses; Tesco

Low Carbon Fuel Initiative of the Year

Shortlisted: Gas Bus Alliance; Gasrec; Commercial & the London Hydrogen Network Expansion

2014 Award for Low Carbon Innovation by an SME (Sponsor: Transport Systems Catapult)

Shortlisted: Celtic Renewables; Revolve Technologies; The Dearman Engine Company

Low Carbon Road Transport Initiative of the Year (Sponsor: Transport Scotland)

Shortlisted: Eco Travel Network; Milton Keynes Council; Transport & Environment (T&E)

2014 Outstanding Low Carbon Publication or Report

Shortlisted: Cambridge Econometrics; Electric Vehicles Initiative and International Energy Agency (IEA); Transport & Environment with Malcolm Fergusson

Special awards categories: (No shortlist; winners announced on the night)

Outstanding Individual in Promoting Low Carbon Transport (Sponsor: Robert Bosch)

‘Grand Prix’: Outstanding Achievement in Low Carbon Transport (winner of winners)

LowCVP managing director Andy Eastlake said: “The record number of entries, as well as their quality and diversity, show that the UK’s low carbon vehicles sector is full of vibrancy and innovation.

“This year’s winners and short-listed entrants can be truly proud of their achievements in the face of some tough competition.”