HC Deb 12 January 1977 vol 923 cc486-7W
32. Mr. Buchanan

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what studies have been undertaken by his Department in view of the need to meet the long-term shortage of oil supplies for transport acknowledged in Volume I/3.22 of the Transport Policy Consultation Document.

Mr. William Rodgers

The Transport and Road Research Laboratory has a continuing programme of work relevant to the use of energy for transport. Following is a list of studies published since 1974:

  1. 1. J. W. Fitchie. Introductory review of the case for electric battery road veshicles. TRRL SR 54 UC, 1974.
  2. 2. B. S. Hobbs et al. Study of iron-air batteries for a public service vehicle. TRRL Supplementary Report 67 UC, 1974.
  3. 3. M. H. L. Waters, J. Porter and Marjorie Briggs. A review of market prosoects for battery electric road vehicles, Parts 1 and 2. TRRL Laboratory Reports 630 and 631, 1974.
  4. 4. J. Porter. Energy conservation in the United Kingdom transport sector. Paper for OECD Research Group T12, September 1975.
  5. 5. P. Chapman, G. Charlesworth and M. Baker (Open University). Future Transport Fuels TRRL SR 251, December 1976.