Sustainable mobility projects that include a new solution to EV charger bay blocking and other charging developments have scooped a share of a £1.4m competition.

The 2024 TRIG competition sought proposals focused on local transport decarbonisation

This year’s Transport Research and Innovation Grant (TRIG) programme offered innovators up to £45,000 in funding from the Department for Transport to contribute to the Government’s aim of cleaner, greener and more efficient transport networks.

The 2024 competition sought proposals focused on local transport decarbonisation, maritime decarbonisation and emerging technologies such as AI and drones.

Winners include S4EV, which will use the funding to explore the real-world effectiveness for its Charge Saint app to identify and mitigate the blocking of electric vehicle charging bays.

The Centre for Net Zero was also awarded funding for its project to test the use of dynamic electricity prices to support affordable public EV charging, address grid congestion and successfully integrate EVs in local transport systems.

Other charging developments awarded funding include a mobile energy buffer unit (MEBU) to support rural transport decarbonisation, and a connected charging station for last-mile delivery.

EV projects also included a tool that can quantify the benefits of shared electric car clubs and an open-source dynamic charge management system that will provide a low-cost solution for rural sustainable mobility hubs.

Winners also included a tool to address road accidents through the novel application of artificial intelligence.

Over the last decade, the Transport Research and Innovation Grant (TRIG) programme has invested over £15m to support industries in the pursuit for new technologies and collaborations.

The full list of TRIG winners is here.