The Cenex LCV event includes a two-day conference programme and more specialist seminars, so there’s a huge amount of knowledge being transferred: here’s a user-friendly summary of the key content.

The TSB REEVolution Project’s electric Infiniti EMERG-E, Lotus Evora 414e, and Jaguar XJ_e were on display at Cenex LCV2012.

Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) has developed affordable hybrid technology using an electric supercharger, as demonstrated in its VW Passat-based LC Super Hybrid.

At LCV2012 Ricardo will demonstrate a range of vehicles and exhibits which show some of the advanced low carbon research projects in which the company is involved.

Zytek is an automotive engineering consultancy with specialisms in the fields of motorsport and electric/hybrid powertrain development; these areas have come together for one of its latest projects, the Honda CR-Z SGT 300.

Xtrac develops transmissions which are used in international motorsport and increasingly in the automotive mainstream, including for hybrid and electric vehicles – such as the Infiniti EMERG-E electric sports car.

If you’re a public sector organisation and you’re looking to buy vans, then don’t - because the government will pay for a Transit van to be fitted with an Ashwoods hybrid system, which will reduce emissions and fuel costs by over 15% compared with the equivalent diesel version.

We drove the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid up the hill at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed – so we were very smug at the wheel of an all-wheel drive Volvo estate with an official economy figure of 150mpg and acceleration from 0-62mph in 6.2 seconds.

The electric range-extended Infiniti EMERG-E Concept was on show at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed, and a ‘production-ready’ version with a revised exterior and a new interior even drove up the hill.

After driving the new Ford Focus 1-litre EcoBoost around the Cholmondeley Pageant of Power circuit, it was an interesting comparison to drive the new Ford Focus ST up the hill at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed – see the video.