The Niche Vehicle 2024 Feasibility Studies Competition is funded by the Department for Business and Trade, via the Advanced Propulsion Centre, and supported by Innovate UK. This Competition provides grant funding of up £42,000 to undertake 3-month duration desktop research and/or preliminary investigation activities aimed at supporting the accelerated development of innovative vehicle concepts and technologies applicable to powered road going and off highway, zero tailpipe emission:

•  Last mile/urban delivery vehicles

• Urban commuter vehicles

• Niche vehicles which provide improved accessibility

• Agricultural & construction vehicles

The competition is open to UK registered micro and SME companies active in the niche vehicle technology sector, including (but is not limited to) niche vehicle manufacturers, system suppliers, design, engineering or technology organisations. Large companies, Universities, Academic institutions and Research Technology Organisations (RTO’s) are NOT eligible to apply into this competition.

Applications can only be submitted online through the NVN Funding Gateway. 

The deadline for bid submission is 6th November 2024, at 17:00hrs GMT.

Presentation slides from the Competition Briefing can be found in the competition download pack along with competition briefing documents. These can be downloaded here.