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April 13, 2022

Gigafactory startup Britishvolt faces multimillion-pound lawsuit

The startup wants to build the UK's biggest gigafactory, but a former adviser alleges that it backed out of a contract during its £1.7bn raise


Freya Pratty

3 min read

A rendering of Britishvolt's gigafactory. Photo: Britishvolt.

Startup Britishvolt — an electric vehicle battery business building what will be the UK’s largest gigafactory — is facing a multimillion-pound court case for allegedly breaching a contract it had with a private equity firm. 

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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