Britain charges up for £8 billion EV investment

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In today’s edition… battery plants, a Skoda police car and a statue of Elon Musk.

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In the news…

NEW JOBS: Big news yesterday that Nissan, who already have a factory making EVs in the UK, will be announcing that they are building a battery gigafactory in Sunderland this week. The government is said to be giving Nissan a large contribution (also called a bribe) to support the overall costs of building the factory in the UK. In any case, it’s great news for British jobs and it’s thought that thousands will be created. Nissan may also potentially build a yet-to-launch car here as well. Read more.

More coming? The Nissan news might not be the only bit of good corporate EV news this Summer. Lord Grimstone, who leads the Government’s Office for Investment, t…