The West Midlands Gigafactory is accelerating the UK's electrification efforts through discussions with Asian battery manufacturers. With planning permission for a large-scale battery production facility, it aims to power 600,000 electric vehicles annually. Labour plans to fast-track gigafactories to strengthen the nation's economic growth.
Talks between a company wanting to build a gigafactory in Coventry and several leading Asian electric vehicle battery manufacturers are at an advanced stage.