e-Auto Challenge
Funds Canadian small businesses partnering with researchers on electric transport technology including power batteries and secure comms.
The e-Auto Challenge Program is a National Research Council of Canada (NRC) initiative under the Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program (CSTIP) that funds collaborative R&D between the NRC and Canadian SMEs to accelerate the commercialisation of zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) technologies. The 2026 call targets three specific technology streams: advanced power electronics (reliabili…
Collaborative R&D between Canadian SMEs and NRC researchers on advanced power electronics, cold-weather-optimized battery systems, and post-quantum cryptography for vehicle-to-everything communications, targeting TRL 3 to 8 for zero-emission vehicles.
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