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UK awards £35M to three low-carbon propulsion technology projects

Green Car Congress

The technologies developed will support aspirations for the UK to be a world leader in zero emissions technology as part of the Industrial Strategy and recently-published Road to Zero strategy. The projects have the potential to save more than 3 million tonnes CO 2.

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Britishvolt wants to build battery gigafactories around the world

Charged EVs

Britishvolt’s goal is to create domestic battery production all around the world, and the company is currently building its first cell factory in the UK. For Aston Martin, a joint R&D team will design, develop, and industrialize battery packs, including bespoke modules and a battery management system.

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Three perspectives on China’s EV industry (spoiler alert: legacy brands are toast) – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Jeremiads lamenting China’s takeover of the global auto industry are everywhere these days. In the 1950s, over 100 companies in Japan started making motorcycles, sparking a “wild, untamed, often unscrupulous and dazzlingly innovative” melee. Three recent accounts stand out from the pack.

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UK Faraday Battery Challenge awards £23M to support development of electrified car batteries

Green Car Congress

The £23-million investment is part of the total £274 million (US$349 million) that will be awarded to consortia across the UK through the Faraday Battery Challenge, part of the government’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF). Across the three rounds of funding competitions we have now awarded a total of £82.6 million to 63 projects.