Sustainable Technology for Public Transport
We’d like to see Scotland establish a centre of excellence in sustainable automotive technology for the public transport sector.
Peak Oil will require many major changes to the whole of society, not just the transport sector. But we think that this is one practical step that could be taken in the short-term.
Scotland no longer makes cars - the Hillman Imp is not going to make a comeback! - but we do have Britain’s largest bus manufacturer Falkirk-based Alexander Dennis. Scotland also features two of the world’s largest public transport operators in FirstGroup and Stagecoach.
We want Scotland build on this home-grown experience and take the lead in developing sustainable automotive technology for the all forms of public transport: buses, trams, trains and ferries. We need to see the development and commercialisation of all forms of sustainable transport technologies that have a chance of helping us reduce the transport sector’s oil dependence: for example, hybrid engines, electric vehicles and hydrogen technology.