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UTAC: Variable Temperature Emissions Chamber for HGVs
7th February 2018
This brand new vehicle emissions test facility is capable of handling vehicles (up to 60 tonnes of inertia) and 4WD vehicles. The facility can be climatically controlled from -30°C to +50°C and used primarily to test buses, trucks and off-highway vehicles for emissions, fuel and lubricant performance and climatic performance. It is also designed to test electric vehicles to determine energy consumption, range and energy efficiency and to test vehicles using alternative fuels such as hydrogen, LNG and CNG for range, emissions and fuel consumption over a drive cycle.
Funding Stream: Local Growth Fund (LGF)
LGF awarded: £2.4m
Total project cost: £9.5m
Delivery Partner: UTAC
Project status: Completed March 2021
Project outputs: This project will enable over 5 jobs and 745m2 commercial floorspace by 2020, as well as a £12.6m GVA increase by 2022
Website: https://www.utac.com/
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