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<p>The Government has put in place a comprehensive R&D and capital investment
programme to deliver a UK led solution to the decarbonisation of road transport.</p><p>
</p><p>Government and industry have jointly committed more than £1.3 billion to support
innovative projects through the Advanced Propulsion Centre, accelerating the commercialisation
of strategically important vehicle technologies. Alongside this ambitious R&D
programme, the Government is committed to growing our electric vehicle supply chain.
That is why in 2021 the Net Zero Strategy announced £350m of funding for the Automotive
Transformation Fund. This funding is additional to the £500m announced in 2020 as
part of the 10 Point Plan.</p><p> </p><p>The automotive sector is also benefiting
from £541m funding from the UKRI cross-sector Faraday Battery Challenge and £80m from
the Driving the Electric Revolution programmes.</p>
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