Canada awards $30M to 10 automotive R&D projects; from electrified powertrains to hot stamping
28 October 2013
The Government of Canada has awarded C$30 million (US$29 million) through the Automotive Partnership Canada (APC) initiative to 10 university-industry partnerships to advance innovative automotive technologies. With a total project value of more than C$52 million (US$50 million), the funding includes some $22 million from industry and other partners.
The largest award from APC is $8,928,200 to the McMaster University-Chrysler partnership (earlier post) for the development of next generation electrified powertrains. (Earlier post.) However, the selected projects include a range of technologies from hot stamping of parts to hydrogen fuel cell stacks.
| APC awards | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead organization (Partners) |
Title | APC Funding | ||||
| McMaster University (Chrysler) |
Next Generation Affordable Electrified Powertrains with Superior Energy Efficiency and Performance | $8,928,200 | ||||
| École Polytechnique de Montréal (Clariant (formerly Phostech Lithium), Bathium Canada Inc.) |
Scale-Up of a Novel Melt-Synthesis Process for the Manufacturing of C-LifePO4 for Automotive Applications | $5,302,878 | ||||
| Simon Fraser University (Ballard Power Systems) |
NXCT Fuel Cell Project: Four Dimensional In Situ Visualization of Fuel Cell Degradation | $3,399,972 | ||||
| University of Waterloo (General Motors, Sapa) |
Sustainable Lightweighting Technologies: High Strength High Crush Efficiency Extruded Aluminium Front Rails for Lightweight Bodies | $2,670,722 | ||||
| University of Toronto (Ford Motor Company) |
Design and Manufacturing of Direct Micro- and Long-Fibre Lightweight Composites | $2,513,500 | ||||
| University of Waterloo (Dana Canada Corporation) |
Warm Forming of Aluminum Alloy Brazing Sheet | $2,063,543 | ||||
| McMaster University (Chrysler, Nemak of Canada, Orlick Industries Ltd., Haley Industries Ltd.) |
Evaluation and Development of Enabling Technologies for Lightweight Automotive Structural Cast Components with Wrought Aluminum and High Performance Magnesium Alloys | $2,042,371 | ||||
| McMaster University (Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd., Burlington Hydro Inc., Electric Mobility Canada, Canadian Automotive Association, Ontario Ministry of Transportation) |
The Social Costs and Benefits of Electric Mobility in Canada | $1,846,800 | ||||
| University of Alberta (Vida Holdings Corporation) |
Development of Multi-Chamber Catalytic Converters for Diesel Exhaust After treatment | $976,300 | ||||
| University of Waterloo (Formet Industries (Magna), Promatek Research Centre (Magna)) |
Reheating Furnace Analysis and Optimization for Hot Stamping Automotive Parts | $211,585 | ||||
Automotive Partnership Canada (APC) is providing $145 million in research funding over five years to support significant, collaborative R&D activities that will benefit the entire Canadian automotive industry.
This initiative is a partnership between five federal research and granting agencies under the Industry Canada umbrella, which has identified collaborative, industry-driven automotive research as a priority.
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