<p>The Government has made provision of over £400 million for measures to promote the uptake of ultra-low carbon vehicles in the UK. This includes approximately £80 million supporting research and development activities; £30 million for the installation of infrastructure; and £300 million to support consumer incentives for the life of the Parliament.</p><p>BIS, with the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) and the Office for Low Emission Vehicles has to date invested over £150 million in more than 100 major automotive research, development and validation projects under the TSB's Low Carbon Innovation Platform which has been more than matched with around £200 million of private sector funding. In addition, TSB recently announced £7.5 million funding for five major research and development projects which could speed-up the adoption of energy systems using hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.</p><p>At the Low Carbon Vehicle 2012 event on 5 September 2012, I announced £9 million of new funding to support the creation of an Energy Storage Centre based at the High Value Manufacturing Catapult.</p><p>Further competitions under the Low Carbon Vehicles Innovation Platform are under consideration which would likely be formulated around strategic CO<Sub>2</Sub> reduction technologies identified by the AutomotiveCouncil.</p>