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8. Annex B: Questions
Technology Options
1. Which low carbon technologies and fuels do you envisage will be first to be influential in reducing GHG emissions from the transport sector? Why?
2. Which low carbon technologies and fuels do you believe will ultimately have the greatest emissions abatement impact? Why?
3. What timescales do you believe are feasible for the development of specific low carbon technologies and fuels? Are there any important intermediate milestones within these timescales?
4. What timescales do you believe are the feasible for the uptake of specific low carbon technologies and fuels? Are there any important intermediate milestones within these timescales?
5. Are there other barriers to the development of such fuels and technologies that are not mentioned in this document? If so, what are they?
6. Are there other barriers to the uptake of such fuels and technologies that are not mentioned in this document? If so, what are they?
7. Are there any negative social impacts associated with either the development or uptake of such technologies/fuels? If so, what are they?
8. What, if any, technical challenges would the grid reinforcement upgrades be likely to present? How might these be overcome?
9. Who would fund any grid upgrades? And, how might these costs be recovered?
10. Do any of the technologies present any specific challenges or opportunities to island communities and sparsely populated rural areas in Scotland? If so, how might these challenges by addressed, and by whom?
Setting Targets
11. Do you think that having a twin approach for the public sector and other users is appropriate? If so, why? If not, why not?
12. If so, should targets relate to the uptake of low carbon vehicles (either as a percentage of the fleet or an absolute number), or a reduction in total emissions across the fleets or another format of target? Why?
13. If we follow a target relating to the public sector uptake of LCVs, what percentage of the fleet should be LCVs by 2020? Please give reasons for your answer.
14. If we follow a target relating to the uptake of LCVs across all road users, what percentage of all new vehicles should be LCVs by 2020? Please give reasons for your answer.
15. Are there any vehicle categories that should be excluded from the public sector target? If so, what are they and why should they be excluded? If not, why not?
16. As LCVs may have higher upfront costs than traditional vehicles (albeit with a smaller discrepancy between lifecycle costs) do you consider it to be efficient use of public resources to devote a greater short-term budget towards the purchase of LCVs? If so, why? If not, why not?
17. Are there any opportunities or barriers to public sector procurement of LCVs that are not mentioned in this document? If so, what are they?
18. What are the individual roles of different groups and organisations in ensuring the provision of any infrastructure required for low carbon vehicles?
19. Are there other supply side/capacity constraints impacting on LCV development and uptake? If so, what are they?
20. Are there barriers to the development of an indigenous low carbon vehicle industry in Scotland? If so, what are they and how might they be overcome?
21. Should Scotland's industry focus on particular vehicle types? If so, what are they and why? If not, why not?
22. Are there gaps in the supply chain? If so, what are they and how might these be overcome?
23. Do we have the required skills base for the development of this market? If not, where are the gaps?
24. How could the various stakeholders collaborate to stimulate the development and uptake of LCVs?
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