Aston Martin’s high-performance electrification strategy has been awarded £9 million of government funding through the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC), further supplementing the research and development of Aston Martin’s innovative modular battery electric vehicle (BEV) platform.
Awarded following a competitive process, the government grant will support the development of Aston Martin’s luxury BEV platform and enable a route to net-zero, including investment in vehicle light weighting, a digital toolchain and electrification training.
This funding announcement is another
positive step in Aston Martin’s electrification programme, which forms a
pillar of the company’s wider Racing. Green. sustainability strategy.
The innovative British ultra-luxury manufacturer is making a £2 billion
commitment to advanced technologies over the next five years, with its
investment phasing from internal combustion engine (ICE) to BEV
technology.
Project ELEVATION, a six-partner collaborative
research and development project led by Aston Martin, is supported by
the Manufacturing Technology Centre, Expert Tooling & Automation,
Creative Composites, Fuzzy Logic Studio and WMG, University of Warwick.
The project will address the technical challenges of developing a
lightweight, 800V traction battery pack and twin front electric drive
unit (EDU) into a modular BEV platform with a bandwidth from supercar to
SUV.
Aston Martin is developing alternatives to the ICE with the
first all-electric Aston Martin targetted for launch in 2025. In 2024
the company will deliver its first plug-in hybrid - the mid-engined
supercar, Valhalla. By 2026 all new Aston Martin model lines will
feature an electrified powertrain option, with the long-term objective
for its core range to be fully electrified by 2030.
