The UK government has announced over £ 38 m in funding - £ ##8 m from the Office for Low Emission Vehicles ( OLEV ) and £ 8.2 m from Innovate UK - to boost Britain 's emissions technology portfolio . Transport Minister Andrew Jones explained that the competition – which forms part of £600m Government funding to support the uptake of ultra-low emission vehicles by 2020 - will “make journeys cheaper and greener”. The funds will be awarded across the automotive industry to support emissions reduction projects , with other green automotive initiatives to share in the funding , including one to harness Formula 1 technology to make family cars lighter and more efficient . The successful projects are expected to begin unveiling working prototypes by 2018 with a view for use in passenger cars from 2020 .
The UK government has announced over £ 38 m in funding - £ ##8 m from the Office for Low Emission Vehicles ( OLEV ) and £ 8.2 m from Innovate UK - to boost Britain 's emissions technology portfolio . The funds will be awarded across the automotive industry to support emissions reduction projects , with other green automotive initiatives to share in the funding , including one to harness Formula 1 technology to make family cars lighter and more efficient . The successful projects are expected to begin unveiling working prototypes by 2018 with a view for use in passenger cars from 2020 .