Former Britishvolt Director reflects on collapse
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Former Britishvolt Director reflects on his experience
Background: Last week the EV battery maker, Britishvolt, which hoped to build a gigafactory in Northumberland, went into administration after it failed to secure new investment. As a result, up to 300 staff were made redundant – with many learning about this from the news – and all in a week when the government announced new ‘Levelling Up’ funding.
The objective: Britishvolt had planned a factory with the ability to supply enough batteries to build hundreds of thousands of cars. The UK government had been …
