£35m funding for low carbon vehicle R&D through APC7

Thu 12 January 2017 View all news

The Advanced Propulsion Centre has announced up to £35m in collaborative research and development funding is available to take demonstrated on-vehicle technologies towards commercialisation in either on or off road vehicles.

Projects funded through APC7, which is delivered in partnership with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and Innovate UK, must:

  • develop technologies that will lead to significant reductions in vehicle CO2 or other emissions
  • align with Automotive Council Technology Group Roadmaps
  • develop the UK’s supply chain capability in low carbon vehicle propulsion or light weight systems technology

Projectsare expected to range in size from total costs of £5 million to £40 million and should last between 18 and 42 months. Projects must be collaborative, and must include at least  one vehicle manufacturer and/or a tier one supplier as part of your consortium, and at least one small to medium enterprise (SME) partner.

Key dates:

The competition opened on 12 January 2017.

Registrations must be received before midday 29 March 2017.

Applications must be received before midday on 5 April 2017

 


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