Four UK firms have been awarded a total of £91million in funding from the Government to ramp-up their green motoring projects.
Among the companies to receive financial backing is BMW's UK-BEV department in Oxford, which is currently developing electric vehicle batteries that will have driving ranges to match a petrol or diesel on a full tank of fuel.Another company based in Birmingham has been handed almost £10million to continue the development of ultra-fast charging batteries that can be fully replenished in just 12 minutes.
The fresh funding drive has been announced this morning by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
The four projects chosen were winners of the Advanced Propulsion Centre Collaborative Research and Development competition, which supports the development of innovative low carbon automotive technology and is backed by both government and industry.
Officials say they were handpicked because they are either addressing consumer concerns about switching to EVs - namely range and charge times - or are making future models more affordable, efficient and convenient - link - photo link - Rob Hull - link - more like this - link
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