Advanced Propulsion Centre
Funding competitions
The Advanced Propulsion Centre awards funding to consortia of organizations including vehicle manufacturers, tier 1 automotive suppliers, SMEs and academic institutions, which are developing low carbon powertrain technology.

Advanced Propulsion Centre

Section Title: Funding competitions
Table Section Text: The Advanced Propulsion Centre awards funding to consortia of organizations including vehicle manufacturers, tier 1 automotive suppliers, SMEs and academic institutions, which are developing low carbon powertrain technology.

Date competition opened	Date funding awarded	Consortium leads	Funding amount

April 2014	Ford, Cummins, GKN, JCB	£28.8 million

April 2014	November 2014	Jaguar Land Rover	£32 million

November 2014	March 2015	Wrightbus, Intelligent Energy, Hofer Powertrain, Perkins Engines	£80 million

May 2015	January 2016	The London Taxi Company, Jaguar Land Rover, Morgan Motor Company, AGM Batteries, Parker Hannifin	£75 million

December 2015	September 2016	Jaguar Land Rover, McLaren Automotive, Turner Powertrain, Dearman	£84 million

January 2017	April 2017	BMW, New Holland Agriculture, Jaguar Land Rover, Williams Advanced Engineering, Penso Consultin, Ford, Westfield Sportscars	£62 million

July 2017	January 2018	Ford, GKN, Jaguar Land Rover	£26 million

January 2018	March 2018	Artemis Intelligent Power, Ceres Power, hofer powertrain	£35 million

April 2018	June 2018	Jaguar Land Rover, Sigmatex	£22 million

August 2018	October 2018	Arcola Energy, Ford, Jaguar Land Rover	£25 million

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The Advanced Propulsion Centre's first round of funding was in April 2014, it was awarded £28.8 million for funding, it was led by Cummins, Ford, GKN and JCB.

final_sentence: The Advanced Propulsion Centre's first round of funding was in April 2014, it was awarded £28.8 million for funding, it was led by Cummins, Ford, GKN and JCB.