UK Advanced Propulsion Centre awards Aston Martin electrification program £9M

Aston Martin’s high-performance electrification strategy has been awarded £9 million (US$11 million) of government funding through the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC), further supplementing the research and development of Aston Martin’s modular battery electric vehicle (BEV) platform.

Aston Martin – 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.

Aston Martin 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.

The first all-electric Aston Martin is targeted 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.