NGen is looking to invest up to $35 million in innovative, business-led, collaborative projects that strengthen Canadian capability and content, for integration into Canada’s supply chain for ZEVs.
The program will target the manufacturing scale-up of innovation along the ZEV value-chain, specifically those of road-based Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV), fuel Cell Electric vehicles (FCEV) and their respective systems and components.
The goals of this Challenge are to:
- Create Jobs.
- Create value for the Canadian economy.
- Develop new processes from crushing ore, mineral refinement, materials development, manufacturing scale-up of components, systems and final assembly and recycling.
- Increase the value and integration of made-in-Canada parts and technology into EV value chains and to scale manufacturing.
- Reduce the overall cost of manufacturing ZEV products in Canada.
- Increase the quality of the products being manufactured.
- Reduce overall operational emissions.
- Build flexibility into the production process.
Key Dates & Deadlines
- EVMP Collaboration Day: June 20, 2023 - Register now
- Project Application Portal open: June 23, 2023
- Project Screening (Expression of Interest) Deadline: October 11, 2023
- Final Application Deadline: November 15, 2023
Collaboration Day is often a session with participants identifying their interests in finding collaborators or partners or suppliers outlining their capabilities in a 3 minute elevator presentation followed by breakout rooms for follow-up. Details are still being planned.
More information is available on NGen's website.