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Prof Robert Dover, Chair of the Advanced Propulsion Centre, has been awarded Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2023 New Year’s Honours List, for services to the automotive industry.

Analysis from our quarterly demand report highlights industry innovation to address lithium shortage and details the impact the economic climate will have on automotive production.

The Advanced Propulsion Centre is investing £73 million in 5 collaborative research and development projects, through its latest Collaborative R&D funding round.

A further £125 million investment in its Halewood Plant, plus £24 million for the E:PriME product development centre - coming after a series of APC projects.

Blog post: In this period of increasing turbulence and uncertainty, Ian Constance reflects on the enormity of the journey the automotive sector has been on.

£211 million of funding confirmed for battery research through the Faraday Battery Challenge will help to continue world-leading innovation in zero-emission automotive technology.

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.

The Advanced Propulsion Centre has announced that 22 ground-breaking projects will receive a share of £25 million of government funding through our Scale-up Readiness Validation competition.

Help shape the future of UK automotive collaborative R&D funding by completing our consultation.

The latest forecast from the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK points to a further increase in global automotive battery demand to over 2,900 GWh by 2030.