Automotive funding opportunities
From start-up to concept, innovation to commercialisation, and onward to large-scale transformation, DRIVE35 offers more zero-emission funding opportunities than ever before.
Delivered in partnership with the Department for Business & Trade, Innovate UK and the APC, the DRIVE35 programme has evolved from the UK Government’s Advanced Manufacturing Sector Plan, which outlines their commitment to a zero-emission future, with an unprecedented £2bn of grant funding available to 2030 for Automotive R&D, scale-up and transformation.
UK funding journey
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Innovation
Supporting innovation by funding new strategic and disruptive technologies for zero-emission vehicles.
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Scale-up
Accelerating scale-up by improving time-to-market and developing an unprecedented pipeline of investment prospects.
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Transformation
Enabling transformation by driving capital investment in the internationally competitive EV supply chain.
Highlights
From the Advanced Manufacturing Sector Plan for Automotive
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£2bn
to 2030 for Automotive R&D, scale-up and transformation
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£500m
further investment for R&D to 2035
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£452m
committed to the Battery Innovation Programme, building on the Faraday Battery Challenge foundations
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£150m
to 2030 for CAM Pathfinder
Supporting
Innovation
The Innovation pillar is focused on delivering SME growth and late-stage R&D projects.
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Mobilise
Supporting SMEs, start-ups, spinouts and even more mature organisations, with early-stage R&D projects. Receive funding and mentoring to ensure your technology is investment and market-ready.
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Demonstrate
Accelerate your R&D programme by building a product or process demonstrator in under 12 months.
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Collaborate
Match-funded grants available to consortium partners to support the design, development and delivery of strategic ZEV technologies.
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Accelerating
Scale-up
Funding opportunities designed to support rapid scale-up of pioneering technologies achieving targeted production volumes at an accelerated pace.
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Open
Feasibility Studies
Validate the business and investment case for your manufacturing project at pilot, demonstration or full industrial scale.
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Scale-up Fund
Once validated, the Scale-up Fund enables investment into building a manufacturing facility or developing a specific process development at pilot-scale or demonstration-scale.
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Enabling
Transformation
Supporting large-scale capital investments in the UK.
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Automotive Transformation Fund
This funding stream aims to develop a UK-based zero-emission vehicle value chain and support the transition to BEV future.
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Speak to us!
To find out more about DRIVE35 or to understand which grant is right for your business, speak to our team at APC.