Insight Reports

This report takes an in-depth look into the use of the future of batteries and fuel cells for large premium SUVs and vans, with the aim of establishing which technology is more likely to prevail based on installed cost and mileage potential by 2030.

Our latest report - 2025 and beyond: Promising battery cell innovations for the UK automotive sector - provides a qualitative assessment of the UK’s existing capability in automotive battery developments that have the highest potential of being commercialised globally in the next 3+ years.

This report offers a like-for-like $/kWh comparison of fuel cells and battery powertrains, and explores the cost reduction potential of a light-duty hydrogen fuel cell system.

Recovering battery materials is critical to making new batteries and can be produced at a lower carbon footprint than mined materials.

Language: Japanese. Find out about the Automotive Transformation Fund from the Advanced Propulsion Centre.

Language: Korean. Find out about the Automotive Transformation Fund from the Advanced Propulsion Centre.

In this report we’ve identified 12 key opportunities that the UK is particularly well placed to address. If the UK organisations seize these opportunities, the UK could secure a forecasted £24 billion by 2025. Broken down by technology types, you can find out about the strategically-identified areas where the competitive strength of the UK’s supply chain makes it the perfect place to develop low-carbon technology.

This article gives a global perspective on the opportunities for the automotive industry and highlights the importance of greater Japanese-British collaboration to achieve net-zero goals.

This article gives a global perspective on the opportunities for the automotive industry and highlights the importance of greater Japanese-British collaboration to achieve net-zero goals.

Securing a robust magnet manufacturing supply chain The ‘Building a robust magnet supply chain for the UK’ report highlights key opportunities and recommendations to keep UK-based sectors competitive in the global green recovery. In the global race to industrialise technology for a net-zero future, this report shares key elements needed for the UK to secure a robust magnet manufacturing supply chain.