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Electric Cars to Measure Pollution Risk in Leicester

smart-fortwo-edScientists from the University of Leicester will be taking to the streets in electric cars fitted with specialised air monitoring sensors, with the intention of measuring the extent of air pollution in city environments.

The Air Quality Group at the University of Leicester has collaborated with Cenex, the UK’s First Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell technologies, who specialise in bringing new low and zero emission car technologies to the UK roads.

As part of the project, the University of Leicester has designed and installed special sensors into EV’s that can measure pollutant concentrations around the city. The information from these sensors will provide insight into the quality of the air we inhale in polluted urban areas.

Dr Roland Leigh from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester, who is leading the project, said: “Electric cars are part of the solution to urban air quality issues. A mobile air quality monitoring platform, such as a specially designed electric car, is highly valuable to the scientific study of urban air quality. By monitoring air quality as a seamless part of our daily transport system, we are providing a cost-effective way to help inform future policy and operational systems.”

A charging point for the Cenex branded smart fortwo electric drive cars will be installed on the University’s campus as a pilot study. The objective is to encourage and facilitate future uptake of electric cars by staff and students. Additional charging points will be installed on the University’s campus in the future.

Tim Yates, Deputy Director of Estates in the Estates and Facilities Management Division at the University of Leicester, said: “The installation of these charging points will go a long way in encouraging the purchase and wider use of electric cars.  When someone wants to charge their private car they will be issued with a card and PIN number enabling them to access the charging point on Campus and pay for the electricity used. The University already uses six electric cars in its business fleet and we are looking to expand this over the next year or two as the pressure to reduce carbon emissions increases along with the need to seek savings in fleet fuel costs.”

“Zero emission cars such as electric cars are vital in measuring the quality of air in urban environments, as they do not add further emissions of nitrogen dioxide and other key pollutants, which will allow for a more accurate reading of gathered data,” added Dr Roland Leigh. “It is important that we establish how polluted our cities are based on current transportation methods and develop new ways in which we can travel to enable more sustainable cities in the future.”

The research has received funding from the Natural Environment Research Council’s Knowledge Exchange budget.

The electric cars will be launched on Friday 4 July and will be driven around Leicester. They will be measuring air quality during everyday work for the project team including the installation and maintenance of the static air quality monitoring network.

Jul 3, 2014Blagojce Krivevski
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