£450m battery manufacturing plant gets planning green light

Posted on 7 Oct 2021 by The Manufacturer

Construction of Envision AESC’s £450m electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant moved a step closer this week after formal planning permission for the facility was granted by Sunderland City Council’s planning committee.

Meeting on Tuesday, the planning committee approved the 9GWh-capacity gigafactory at the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) in Sunderland. Envision AESC’s battery manufacturing plant will form part of a £1bn partnership with Nissan to create an electric vehicle hub supporting next-generation EV production and accelerating the transition to net zero carbon mobility. As well as…

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