Automotive Transformation Fund

Fund details

Your project must support the industrialisation at scale of an electrified automotive supply chain. It must be appropriate and in proportion to the planned objectives and prioritisation of the Automotive Transformation Fund (ATF).

You should be looking to transform the automotive industry through significant business or production expansion. The ATF expect your project to be centred around a product, process or technology that you have already demonstrated and have confirmed as technically and economically feasible.

Your application can be for:

• capital investment only
• capital and associated research and development (R&D) activity

Your proposal must prioritise the scale-up in areas mentioned in the Automotive Transformation Strategy for an electrified supply chain. Your project must prioritise scale-up and focus on one or more of the following:

• batteries including cells (’gigafactories’)
• electric motors and drives
• power electronics
• fuel cells
• upstream supply chain for, batteries including cells, electric motors and drives, power electronics or fuel cells

Your project must:

• fit with the overall strategy of the ATF
• offer value for money for the UK
• have an ongoing benefit to the UK from the exploitation of your project
• include deliverables such as time, cost and quality (including risks)

Only projects which score well against these criteria will receive funding from the ATF.

Specific themes

• Batteries, including cells and gigafactories
• Cathode materials and manufacturing
• Electric motors and drives
• Power electronics
• Fuel cells
• Upstream Supply Chain