Birmingham electric vehicle specialist secures £2.4m to develop wireless charging systems

Working out of the Birmingham Business Park, Sprint Power has been awarded £2.4m from the UK government to develop wireless charging platforms for electric vehicles.

Set up last year, Sprint Power, which specialises in the innovation of electric propulsion, was part of a successful consortium awarded a total of £4.6m that will be charged with demonstrating the suitability of wireless charging technology in light commercial vehicles.

This week the Government announced it was investing nearly £40m in infrastructure for electric vehicles including wireless charging systems as part of its aims to encourage uptake of electric vehicles – a key aim of the Road to Zero strategy.

The funding is being split across 12 projects that will “transform” electric chargepoint infrastructure in the UK.

Sprint Power will now begin to develop technology and data to allow wireless charging to be rolled out to the masses across UK businesses, towns and cities.

“We are in the midst of an electric revolution, with many businesses, councils and individuals looking to make the transition to alternative fuelled vehicles,” said Founder and CEO of Sprint Power, Richie Frost. “Our view is that wireless charging will significantly contribute to the infrastructure required to support mass uptake of electric vehicles.”

“This project will work through the technical and commercial challenges, creating a framework to demonstrate the viability of wireless charging as a true long-term solution to a wireless future.”

Funding for the wireless charging project has been awarded by Innovate UK, a non-departmental public body funded by the UK government designed to drive research and development into new technologies.

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