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Calls for the UK to capitalise on the opportunity for EV battery gigafactories
Plans have been outlined to build gigafactories in the North East and elsewhere, but significant challenges remain
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Turn the clock back 12 months and it’s fair to say that the term ‘gigafactory’ was not in wide usage.
That changed substantially at the end of last year when start-up company Britishvolt pledged to create 3,000 jobs, plus thousands more in the supply chain, with plans for a gigafactory to make batteries for electric vehicles at Cambois, near Blyth in Northumberland.
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Nissan has confirmed its Sunderland factory’s long-term future is secure after announcing it is to build more electric vehicle batteries in the UK.
Currently, batteries for the 62kWh Leaf are manufactured in the USA and imported to the UK, while 40kWh units are built at Sunderland by Envision Group, which will also produce the larger batteries.
Moving all battery production to the UK ensures the Leaf will comply with Brexit trade rules agreed with the EU requiring at least 55% of the car’s value to be derived from either the UK or the EU to qualify for zero tariffs when exported to the EU.