Britishvolt collapses into administration: where does this leave the UK’s hopes of a green industrial revolution?

Posted on 18 Jan 2023 by Lanna Deamer

Britishvolt, a battery technology startup that was planning to build the UK's largest electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility in Northumberland, has announced that it is has gone into administration, resulting in the majority of the company's staff being made redundant.

The Britishvolt news is a disappointment for the UK’s hopes to strengthen its electric vehicle supply chain and raises questions about the country’s progress towards an electric future. It also comes at a time when there is a clamour within UK industry to introduce green energy alternatives to break the UK’s reliance on volatile energy…

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