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Material Risks: Beyond Batteries and Traction Motors for the UK Electric Vehicle Industry explores the growing dependence of EVs and future autonomous vehicles on a diverse range of materials embedded throughout electronics, power systems, sensors, chassis structures and vehicle components.

Applications are now open for collaborative R&D project funding as part of the government’s £4 billion DRIVE35 programme, delivered in partnership with the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC) and Innovate UK.

The Q1 2026 Automotive Quarterly Demand Report reports that achieving the UK ambition of recovering output to 1.3 million vehicles by 2035 would require nearly doubling the production levels achieved in 2025.

The UK Council for Automotive Academic Research (UKCAAR) has announced that 4 projects will share a £313k investment through its Feasibility Studies grant support, to enable feasibility studies led by UK academic institutions and foster collaboration between academia and industry.

Building on the success of the Academic Advisory Group (AAG), the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC) have today, 05 May, 2026, launched a new academic and industry partnership via the launch of the UK Council for Automotive Academic Research (UKCAAR), funded by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), to address automotive industry challenges facing zero-emission vehicles and related technologies.

Magnet recycling and rare-earth free motors offers the UK an opportunity to establish infrastructure, secure feedstock flows, and support innovation in E-motor technologies.

The Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC) has announced the latest government-backed projects under the DRIVE35 programme. It is a package of over £470 million in grants to support the UK automotive industry.

The Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) today announces the first companies to have been awarded funding through DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund, the government-funded programme delivered in partnership with the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), APC, and Innovate UK.

The Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC) welcomes the UK government’s announcement today, 09 April 2026, of substantial backing for Agratas, part of the Tata Group, and parent company of JLR. Agratas combine pioneering research, world-class engineering, and sustainable design to deliver high-performance battery solutions.


The Advanced Propulsion Centre UK has announced that five late-stage, collaborative R&D projects will share an over £84 million total investment to accelerate their journey to commercialisation.