£20m research target to put UK in pole position for clean mobility

Posted on 11 Feb 2020 by Jonny Williamson

The new head of a £50m advanced facility for creating cleaner mobility is targeting participation in more than £20m of collaborative industrial research projects this year as the race to electrification gathers pace.

Simon Shepherd has been appointed as director for the Centre for Advanced Low-Carbon Propulsion Systems (C-ALPS), a Coventry University research initiative established to engage with strategic industrial partners. The powertrain systems expert has been given the task of developing capabilities in energy storage, power electronics and electrical machines, as he looks to bring together cutting-edge…

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