The UK Automotive Battery Supply Chain project aims to boost the UK’s capability at producing the vital parts for electric vehicles, and improve its global supply footprint. Currently most of the technology within the battery systems used by the UK automotive industry is sourced from overseas.
The project will be led by battery cell manufacturer AGM Batteries, and will bring together UK innovations and knowledge from its partners that including smart battery tech firm Dukosi, battery pack manufacturer Johnson Matthey Battery Systems and Cosworth to help develop the powertrain.
Ian Whiting, business development director at AGM Batteries said: “What we have is the basis of a complete UK supply chain for automotive batteries from ‘powder to power’. The project aims to prove leading edge, new technologies in a high performance system that can subsequently be manufactured cost effectively in the UK.”
The global automotive battery market is likely to balloon over the next decade as the car industry continues its transition to hybrid and full electric vehicles.
