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Work has begun on Danfoss’ new manufacturing facility in Loanhead, providing added capability in Scotland for the production of low-carbon digital hydraulic pumps and motors for off-highway vehicles.

Danfoss announced it is the new majority shareholders of Artemis Intelligent Power (AIP) Ltd, an R&D and engineering company based near Edinburgh.

The seismic shift towards low-carbon vehicles will open up supply chain opportunities worth hundreds of billions of pounds, according to industry experts speaking at Cenex LCV 2018.

The winners securing a share of a recent £3 million investment for low carbon projects in the niche vehicle sector have been announced at LCV 2018.

£22 million in government funding will enable 2 R&D projects, run by UK-based consortia, to drive the development of innovative lightweight vehicle and powertrain structures.

Hyperbat will open in early 2019, creating around 90 new jobs, at a high-tech facility that will produce batteries for future hybrid and electric vehicles.

The Advanced Propulsion Centre will support 6 organisations representing the UK automotive industry at The Battery Show 2018 in Novi, Michigan.

The Advanced Propulsion Centre has awarded £35 million to three UK-based low carbon automotive powertrain projects.

Blog post by Catherine Prothero about the Advanced Propulsion Centre sponsoring 15 schools through their competition with the prize of a Greenpower kit car.