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.

Funding type
Technology area
Status
Collaborative R&D Competitions

Caterpillar – TASER

A key objective for this project was to trigger innovative business transformation across Caterpillar UK and will deliver the first electrified Caterpillar vehicle.

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EMR – RECOVAS

This project will create a circular supply chain for electric vehicle batteries in the UK, by creating of processes, design guidelines and a physical pilot facility to recover vehicle batteries, allowing packs and materials to be re-used or recycled.

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Ceres Power – SOCRATES

The project enabled Ceres to rapidly develop a 5kW stack with increased volumetric and gravimetric power density in line with the requirements from a growing sector of automotive and stationary OEMs keen to adopt SOFC as a key green power generation enabler.

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LEVC – Electric Vehicle Evolution (EVE)

This project aims to develop, localise, industrialise and productionise the next generation of high-performance EV technology for existing and future vehicles produced by LEVC.

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Magtec – ULTRA

The ULTRA project is focused on energy storage and energy management, with every consortium partner contributing to the successful deployment of these UK-manufactured EV technologies.

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Jaguar Land Rover – ASTIR

The ASTIR project will enable a set of world-class industry and academic partners to develop a new battery concept that enhances the attributes of electrified vehicles produced by Jaguar Land Rover.

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Hofer – Bowscale

This project supported hofer powertrain to establish a larger UK technical centre in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. This facility will allow hofer to bring significant experience of electrical, mechanical and software system design, as well as production to the UK market place.

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Westfield – ADAPT

This project will work to develop skills in this sector, strengthening the UK supply chain and assisting SMEs to move in to new markets.

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Jaguar Land Rover – VIRBIUS

This project will allow Jaguar Land Rover to achieve critical breakthroughs in the next generation of technology, through the development of state-of-art electric hybrid systems.

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GKN – ACeDrive

Through this project, GKN’s advanced eDrive technologies will be developed in it’s UK Innovation Centre, based in Abingdon. This will further grow UK capability in the design and manufacture of eMachines and Power electronics.

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