Currently reading: Britishvolt secures £1.7 billion in funding for UK Gigaplant

Significant investment has come from private companies, with additional resource from the UK government

Battery manufacturing start-up Britishvolt has secured funding of £1.7 billion in a huge boost to its plans to manufacture automotive battery cells in North East England, starting in 2024.

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