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May 31, 2022

Britishvolt to build £200m facility to research new electric vehicle batteries

The company says the move will allow it to develop higher performance and more affordable cells.


Freya Pratty

3 min read

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

Britishvolt — an electric vehicle battery company building what will be the UK’s largest gigafactory — has announced plans for a separate £200m "scaleup" facility in the UK’s West Midlands. 

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An artist's impression of Britishvolt's West Midlands scale up factory.
An artist's impression of the West Midlands scale up factory.
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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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