Accelerating the Shift to Zero Emission Vehicles

The UK is where the world comes to innovate, with 7 out of 10 F1 teams based in the UK, the home of Formula and Extreme E. Around 80% of UK-made vehicles are exported.

The UK automotive industry is responsible for a significant proportion of Europe’s electric vehicles, including one of the most popular models in the world and excels in low carbon propulsion (the lithium-ion battery was invented at Oxford University), lightweight materials and structures, and connected and autonomous vehicles.

The UK has one of the world’s largest clusters of companies developing zero-emissions components for electric vehicles. In 2019, the UK was the second largest market for ultralow emission vehicles (ULEVs) in Europe and is a global leader in their development and manufacture.

To support the acceleration to Net Zero by 2050, the Prime Minister’s 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution announced £500 million of funding, to be spent on the development and industrialisation of electric vehicle supply chains.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To support the acceleration to Net Zero by 2050, the Prime Minister’s 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution announced £500 million of funding, to be spent on the development and industrialisation of electric vehicle supply chains.

  • The government successfully kick-started the UK’s electric car revolution with the plug-in car grant scheme which supported the sale of nearly half a million electric cars.
  • To further increase the uptake of electric vehicles, the recently announced Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy confirms £1.6bn of public funding for charging points, building a network of at least 300,000 chargers in the UK by 2030.
  • The UK is seeking investment in all areas of the EV supply chain: batteries, power electronics, motors and fuel cells. We are actively engaging with companies interested in investing in the UK all along the value chain from materials to finished product.

The UK’s Faraday Challenge is investing up to £318 million in research and innovation projects and facilities to drive the growth of the battery industry in the UK. Resulting from this, the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre is the first facility of its kind in the world. The £120 million investment helps companies to quickly develop their capabilities to manufacture batteries, scale up and expand to global markets.

The Driving the Electric Revolution challenge is investing £80 million in electrification technologies including power electronics, electric machines and drives (PEMD). The investment will support the UK’s push towards a net-zero carbon economy and contribute to the development of clean technology supply chains.

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