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22 projects in total will benefit from government
investment to decarbonise UK transport
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innovations to be funded include a quick-charging
fully-electric motorbike prototype and agricultural vehicles
with reduced emission capability
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investment a key Industrial Strategy milestone, and
part of wider measures towards a net zero carbon
economy
Projects across the country are set to benefit from £25million
investment to develop ground-breaking zero emission technologies
for new vehicles.
A boost for green transport, the investment is a key part of the
government’s Industrial Strategy, and part of wider efforts
towards developing a net zero carbon economy.
One project aims to develop innovative, new electric motorcycle
technology lowering vehicle emissions and noise, with faster
battery charge times and making electric motorbikes attractive to
the market.
Led by Triumph Motorcycles, the project adds award-winning
motorsport and electrification experience from Williams Advanced
Engineering, propulsion innovation from Integral Powertrain and
Warwick Manufacturing Group’s success integrating academic
research with public and private sector projects.
Other winning projects include:
- a project that will add an electric drive axle to a
conventional diesel-powered truck, creating a hybrid engine which
will store and reuse the electrical energy on the trailer
- a research and development project to replace metals with new
materials using recycled carbon fibres from aviation waste
- a feasibility study into the potential of hydrogen fuel cell
technology as a zero-emission solution for utility and off-road
vehicles
The support for these projects is key to the delivery of the
government’s modern Industrial Strategy’s
Future of Mobility Grand Challenge and the Road to Zero Strategy,
both of which aim to put the UK at the forefront of the design
and manufacturing of zero emission vehicles. This transition is
also a crucial part of the UK’s move to a net zero emissions
economy to end the country’s contribution to global warming
entirely.
The government’s ambition is for all new cars and vans to be
effectively zero emission by 2040. The numbers of ultra-low
emission vehicles on UK roads is currently at record levels, with
around 200,000 ultra-low emission vehicles registered in the UK.
Future of Mobility Minister said:
The government continues to invest in technologies and
innovation that help the UK to a zero emission future. This is
a central part of our Future of Mobility Grand Challenge.
It is great to see such enthusiasm and imagination from
industry, as we work together with them to realise the
environmental, health and wellbeing benefits of greener
transport.
Business Secretary said:
We are committed to ensuring the UK continues to develop its
world-leading reputation for excellence in the design and
manufacturing of greener transport.
These exciting new projects, from Liverpool to Slough, are
powering the future of zero emission vehicles and through our
modern Industrial Strategy. Investments like these will also
enable us to realise our commitment for all new cars and vans
to be effectively zero emission by 2040.
Since 2010, the government has designed and funded a series of
collaborative, industry led competitions with Innovate UK,
creating a diverse range of high-quality projects that have
driven forward advanced technologies and strengthened UK
industrial and supply chain capability. Government and private
sector investment in these competitions has already provided over
£600 million of funding.
The full list of winning projects can be found below.
