Jaguar Land Rover has been confirmed as one of seven partners in the new Low Carbon Vehicle Technology Project in the Midlands.

The project is part of a £29 million development programme being funded by Advantage West Midlands, the European Regional Development Fund and other industry partners.

It had already been confirmed, when the Midlands region was launched as a new Low Carbon Economic Area earlier this month, that £19 million of the overall funding would come from the government.

Jaguar will be in charge of three work streams that look into the research and development of advanced vehicle supervisory controls.

It is these electronic controls that hold the key to low-carbon technology as they determine the characteristics of vehicle performance, including dynamic behaviour and traction control.

Jaguar is already investing millions of pounds in technology research and development to reduce CO2 emissions in its own premium vehicles.

The project fits in with the firm’s desire to further the development of specialist low carbon engineering skills and vehicle technologies.

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