£62 million fund to go towards low carbon technology

The Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) has awarded £62 million to projects to develop innovative low carbon technology in the UK.

The company, which is a centre for low carbon propulsion development and production, will give the cash to projects led by BMW Motorsport, New Holland Agriculture, Jaguar Land Rover, Williams Advanced Engineering, Penso Consulting, Ford Motor Company and Westfield Sportscars.

This is part of a 10-year partnership to bring UK low-carbon technologies to market

Projects cover a wide range of innovations, which will help the UK to become a global leader in low emissions technology. They include the development of an affordable hybrid powertrain for niche vehicle applications, such as autonomous pods, as well as a project to address significant gaps in the UK electrification supply chain.

BMW Motorsport Ltd will collaborate with Delta Motorsport and WMG at the University of Warwick to design, to develop and produce power dense batteries in the UK; and Jaguar Land Rover plans to develop new lightweight vehicle technology, designed to enable reduced emissions while maintaining the performance of new cars and SUVs in the future.

Ian Constance, chief executive of the APC, said: “From powertrain, to lightweighting, to energy storage, these new projects will not only lower emissions but secure thousands of jobs, address supply chain gaps and help the UK become a true global leader in advanced vehicle technology.”