and this investment is a £1 billion project. it is expected to create more than 6,000 jobs here and also across the wider supply chain. it is worth remembering this is just a first step because we are expecting that the sale of electric models to soar in the decades ahead, and the uk needs to start ramping up battery production really quickly. one estimate is that to meet this demand, the uk is going to have to build eight gigafactories by 2040. at the moment, we do not have any. sunderland is expected to be the first one, so those in the industry today obviously welcoming this news, but saying much more needs to be done. some critics saying the government needs to step forward and do more to really attract that investment and make sure there is at integrated supply chain so that the uk can really be at the heart of this electric car revolution.
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