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DRIVE35 (Driving Research & Investment in Vehicle Electrification) is a 拢2.5 billion programme of capital and R&D funding for the automotive industry, including 拢500 million to 2035 to extend R&D support for 10 years.

UK registered businesses can apply for grant funding for collaborative and individual business R&D projects, that design, develop and manufacture strategically important zero emission vehicle technologies, including: 聽聽

• electrical energy storage: development of batteries, supercapacitors, their components, management, and integration systems
• electric machines and associated driveline
• power electronics including Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X)
• internal combustion engines (ICE) for on road applications, we will only fund project proposals which aim to achieve zero harmful tailpipe emissions utilising non-fossil fuels
• ICE for off road applications, we will fund project proposals that support a transition to zero emissions, utilising non-fossil fuels
• lightweight materials and manufacturing processes
• fuel cell systems and associated balance of plant
• hydrogen storage and management systems

Funding will support pilot R&D projects which use innovations to improve productivity, cost competitiveness and reduce embedded carbon. Additionally, funding will support projects focused on software-defined vehicles and developing new electrical and electronic architectures.聽聽聽

How to apply

Collaborate: Open for applications. or find out more information on the .

Demonstrate: Open for applications. or find out more information on the .

Mobilise: Coming soon. Find out more information on the .

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Your application will be reviewed by 5 independent assessors based on the content of your application and their skills or expertise relevant to your project.

DBT will carry out a value for money assessment.

Help and guidance

If you have any questions, contact:

• the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) at聽info@apcuk.co.uk
• Innovate UK at support@iuk.ukri.org