Funded Projects

 

Since 2013, we have supported many organisations to deliver projects that drive the UK automotive industry and economy forward on the road to net zero. Read some of our success stories and learn about the impact of technologies that have been developed through our support.

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Collaborative R&D Competitions

European Metal Recycling: Advancing the Circular Aluminium Supply Chain

Transforming the UK aluminium supply chain through the creation of up to 100% recycled extrusions for use in the automotive industry.

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Collaborative R&D Competitions

Sarginsons: PIVOT, Performance Integrated Vehicle Optimisation Technology  

Revolutionising the global aluminium casting industry with faster development of lighter and more sustainable cast solutions.

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Collaborative R&D Competitions

Protean Electric: PULSE – Power-electronics Upscale for Localisation and Sustainable Electrification

Delivering revolutionary EV technologies combined with new UK manufacturing capabilities for power-electronics products.

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Collaborative R&D Competitions

JLR: SCALE-UP, Sustainable Composite for Automotive and Low-Emission UK Production

Addressing the challenge of high-volume sustainable lightweighting in battery electric vehicles by delivering lower CO2, high-volume manufacturing, production scale-up and digital tools.

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Collaborative R&D Competitions

Ford Motor Group: Leveraging digital technology to create advanced manufacturing capabilities for e-motors   

Advancing electric-motor manufacturing through digital innovation and cutting-edge techniques.

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Collaborative R&D Competitions

Gordon Murray Group: Project M-LightEn, Monocoque Architecture – Lightweight and low embedded energy   

Sustainable vehicle structures based on novel recycled extrusions, low-waste composites, and digitalised design and manufacturing processes.

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Collaborative R&D Competitions

Cummins – Unity – Optimised reliability and performance of hydrogen-fuelled powertrain products: Digital Materials Science Tool Development

Developing a digital analysis tool to enable the design of highly reliable and durable components used in hydrogen-fuelled powertrains.

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Automotive Transformation Fund

Automotive Transformation Fund Feasibility Study 5 Winners

In our recent round of ATF funding, we're supporting 7 feasibility studies that will produce decision-ready business cases in preparation for projects which will develop large-scale manufacturing facilities in the UK.

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Automotive Transformation Fund

Automotive Transformation Fund Feasibility Study 4 and SuRV2 Winners

In our recent round of ATF funding, we're supporting 7 feasibility studies that will produce decision-ready business cases in preparation for projects which will develop large-scale manufacturing facilities in the UK and 6 successful projects for the second round of our Scale up Readiness Validation (SuRV) programme.

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Collaborative R&D Competitions

JLR – ExCEED – Excellence in Conceptual Evolution of Electric Drives 

Aimed at developing a next-generation Electric Drive Unit (EDU) 'toolkit' - a modular family of machines, inverters and transmissions for future JLR vehicles.

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