Road to Net Zero Podcast

Road to Net Zero Podcast

Advanced Propulsion Centre UK

Episodes 36
Avg. Duration 16m
Activity Declining
Since Jul 2022
Latest Episode Sep 2025

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About This Podcast

This podcast, from the Advanced Propulsion Centre, is all about how the UK automotive industry is transitioning to net zero. In a series of interviews, we highlight key issues and developments, interesting projects and technologies emerging from one of the UK’s most innovative sectors on the road to net zero.

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Recent Episodes

S2E3 What happens to end-of-life EV batteries: Project RECOVAS

Sep 18, 2025 24m

This collaborative R&D project was set up to build a new circular supply chain for electric vehicle (EV) batteries in the UK, by developing the infrastructure to collect and recycle EVs and their…

S2E2 Demand forecasting feat. SMMT and Altilium

Jul 31, 2025 25m

What are the APC's Quarterly Industry Demand Forecast Reports? How are they used in industry? Why do the numbers matter? This episode takes you through the process behind demand reporting, how the…

S2E1 Introducing DRIVE35: £2.5 bn programme

Jul 23, 2025 8m

🎙️ The Road to Net Zero is back! Get ready for a brand-new series from the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC) as we dive into the future of clean, green automotive innovation. We’re starting with…

Ford eShadow: lighter vans, more payload

Dec 20, 2024 13m

eShadow is an £8.5 million project - including £4.1 million in Government grant funding - aiming to develop a lightweight chassis design for electric commercial that significantly improves payload…

Why are roadmaps important for the automotive industry?

Sep 26, 2024 18m

The APC, on behalf of the Automotive Council UK, has updated its roadmaps for 2024.   The highly-anticipated documents chart a path to a net-zero future, and give clarity to help you navigate…

Converting black mass to battery gold with Altilium

Jul 15, 2024 17m

What happens to an EV battery when it reaches the end of its life? It's re-born! The destiny of batteries is not landfill, but to be recycled to extract the critical minerals and go into new…

BMW pioneers next-generation electronics for BEVs

Jul 11, 2024 18m

Why did BMW choose a team of British small businesses and academics to design the next-generation of inverters for its battery electric vehicles? Energy and transport journalist David James…

Cummins: Spinning up E-Turbo innovation

Jun 12, 2024 17m

What is an e-turbo? What's a turbo doing in a hydrogen fuel cell powertrain?  Transport and energy journalist David James visits Laith Al-kazaz, Advanced Engineering Director at Cummins to learn…

Electric motors: is the UK focusing on the right tech?

May 28, 2024 19m

Is the UK focusing its efforts in the right areas when it comes to e-motors technology and the UK supply chain? Strategic Trends Manager at the APC, Chris Jones, speaks to our Stakeholder Engagement…

Lithium in the UK

Mar 25, 2024 16m

It’s well known that lithium is a hugely important resource for battery technology. But what is it used for? Where does it come from? Dr. Chris Jones from the APC’s Technology Trends team is back in…

Ford UK: Halewood transmission factory transformation

Jan 24, 2024 8m

Ford’s vehicle transmission factory at Halewood on Merseyside is being transformed to build electric power units for future Ford all-electric passenger and commercial vehicles in Europe. Once…

Imerys British Lithium: mining critical materials for EV batteries in Cornwall

Jan 17, 2024 10m

Imerys British Lithium has discovered 161 million tonnes of lithium ore in the granite beneath a Cornish clay mine, which could produce 20 kilotonnes of refined lithium per year for 30 years. The UK…

APC 10-year anniversary special: The sector

Dec 21, 2023 26m

What kind of journey has the automotive sector's been on over the past decade, and why might a 'UK Tesla' be a way off yet? The second of our two-part podcast marking our 10-year anniversary. We're…

APC 10-year anniversary special: Investment

Nov 28, 2023 27m

How has the investment environment changed over the 10 years since the APC's foundation? This is the first in a two-part podcast episode in which the APC board members have gathered round the…

Talking chemistry: the battery value chain

Nov 09, 2023 20m

🔋 This is the latest Battery Value Chain Insight report from our Technology Trends team. Explained by Strategic Trends Manager Dr Chris Jones, it highlights the challenges for manufacturers and aims…

Ionic Technologies: How the APC’s funding ecosystem grows businesses

Oct 26, 2023 20m

The Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC) is well known for its role in deploying UK government grant funding for research and development and scale-up, to support the automotive industry’s transition…

A decade of innovation: what do the next 10 years hold?

Sep 27, 2023 43m

Did you know November 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the Advanced Propulsion Centre? We’re planning a series of events and content leading up to our 10th birthday in November. In early September,…

Hydrogen fuel cell Ford E-Transit van

Jul 27, 2023 13m

A new collaborative research and development project, led by Ford, has recently been announced as part of the APC's latest round of funding: the £16 million Fuel cell Commercial Vehicle Generation…

Autocraft Revive: repairing, recycling and reusing EV batteries

Jun 23, 2023 9m

Can electric vehicle batteries be repaired, recycled and reused? What solutions are available to industry?   An important collaborative research and development project aims to create a circular…

Automotive industry demand forecast Q4 22/23 explained

Jun 15, 2023 10m

Did you get chance to read our last quarterly demand report for 2022/23, published at the end of March? If not, make sure to listen to our Technology Trends team take you through the key talking…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Road to Net Zero Podcast have?

Road to Net Zero Podcast has published 36 episodes since July 2022, covering topics in Business, Investing.

Is Road to Net Zero Podcast still active?

Road to Net Zero Podcast is currently declining with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 16m.

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