Flybrid Systems is a member of the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership and actively participate in the Innovation Working Group.

The Partnership’s aims are:

1. Facilitating cross-sectoral engagement between industry and other stakeholders with the purpose of:

• Developing collaborative initiatives that develop the market for low carbon vehicles and fuels;

• Building understanding and consensus regarding the optimum pathways to low carbon road transport;

• Influencing Government and other decision makers on the future direction of policy and optimum delivery mechanisms.

2. To encourage research, demonstration and commercialisation of low carbon automotive technologies in the UK and assist UK businesses to participate in emerging markets.

3. To contribute towards the setting, and achievement, of UK Government’s targets for carbon reduction from the road transport sector.

4. To facilitate an effective flow of information within and between industry and other stakeholders to:

• Raise awareness of recent developments and new opportunities;

• Improve understanding and awareness of key issues;

• Increase stakeholder knowledge of the mission of the Partnership and its achievements.

In 2011 Flybrid were awarded the LowCVP Low Carbon Champions Award in the category of innovation by an SME for the development of the new CFT KERS product.