New funding for low-carbon automotive projects
The UK government has announced over £91m funding for low-carbon automotive technology through the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) Collaborative Research and Development competition.
Four projects will be awarded through the 18th round of funding coordinated by the APC, which collaborates with government and industry to support development of low-carbon emission technologies for cars, buses, heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and vans.
BWM-UK-BEV in Oxford will receive £26.2m to develop an electric battery with a similar driving range to internal combustion engines, whilst Birmingham’s Project CELERITAS will be awarded £9.7m to create ultra-fast charging batteries for electric and fuel cell hybrid vehicles that could charge in as little as 12 minutes.
The Cummins-led BRUNEL project in Darlington will receive £14.6m to develop a novel zero emission hydrogen-fuelled engine to decarbonise HGVs, and REEcorner in Nuneaton will receive £41.2m to redesign light and medium-sized commercial electric vehicles by moving the steering, braking, suspension and powertrain into the wheel arch for increased autonomous capability, storage space and design flexibility.
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