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Published: 25/09/2025

Hydrogen fuel cells will play major role in powering trucks by 2050

Hydrogen fuel cells and associated storage will play a key role in decarbonising medium-heavy duty transport, according to a new APC report

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Published: 17/09/2025

New automotive Scale-up Fund opens for applications

A new scale-up initiative to address the so-called valley of death between R&D and industrialisation

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Published: 04/09/2025

Government Minister announces launch of new DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund at Cenex Expo 

The (former) Minister of State at both the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and the Department for Business and Trade, Sarah Jones, promises long-term commitment to automotive manufacturing.

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Published: 03/09/2025

Battery electric 4wd conversion wins Nick Carpenter Award for Innovation at Cenex Expo

Quattro Plant, along with partners iNetic and EV Parts, was awarded the trophy for the outstanding QPLEV_DEM1 project

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Published: 28/08/2025

Four innovations in power electronics technology critical to a net zero automotive industry

Four key clusters were identified for power electronics innovations, representing the key industry pull factors relevant to each of the innovations in the Automotive Council roadmaps

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Published: 14/07/2025

Competitions open on £2.5bn DRIVE35 automotive funding journey

DRIVE35 programme and competitions set to open: Collaborate, Demonstrate, Scale-up Feasibility Studies, and Automotive Transformation Fund.

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Published: 13/07/2025

Mobilise accelerator supports innovative automotive and mobility SMEs

17 companies in the UK’s innovative automotive sector have had an investment of over £3 million in government grant-funding

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Published: 13/07/2025

Major Government investment to drive innovation and scale-up in the automotive sector

DRIVE35 programme and competitions set to open, successful applicants of new funding announced, and investment in key automotive projects across the UK

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Published: 13/07/2025

Multi-million pound Collaborate automotive R&D projects go live

Five leading automotive companies and the government have invested a combined total of £73.8 million towards envelope-pushing collaborative R&D projects.

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Published: 13/07/2025

UK Government invests in Dana electric vehicle plant to strengthen automotive sector

Substantial backing for Dana UK Axle Ltd, a leading global force in drivetrain and e-Propulsion systems

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