Funding for NOx emissions charging project announced

The vehicle technology company Tantalum Corporation has been awarded £1 million to develop technology which can estimate NOx emissions from vehicles in real-time.

Awarded by Innovate UK, the project is expected to give local authorities the ability to charge drivers that use city roads based on their vehicles’ actual emissions.

The firm currently has real-time CO2 emissions capabilities and will be working with Imperial College London to develop its accuracy in estimating NOx emissions.

This is part of its Air Car project.

Tantalum’s technology can be connected to any vehicle’s on-board computer and combine the emissions data streams with the vehicle’s location and driver behaviour to inform drivers and public authorities of the real environmental impact of individual vehicles.

As part of the project, Tantalum is trialling 1,000 vehicles to test and develop this idea. The firm is recruiting fleets from public and commercial sectors to take part, and it will run within London and other UK cities where there are Clean Air Zones.