UK was “sleeping” rather than building EV supply, says battery leaders
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In today’s edition… Britain’s battery leaders warn of the country falling behind other nations, National Grid unveils recommendations for planning reform, and BP exits the home charging market.
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Battery leaders comment on state of UK
Background… Last Tuesday afternoon in Parliament, the Business and Trade Committee heard evidence from experts across the mineral industry about the manufacture of batteries for EVs in the UK. This included leaders from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, The Faraday Institution, Advanced Propulsion Centre UK, AMTE Power, Cornish Lithium, Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre, and the Critical Minerals Association. I was there to watch in person.
In short… Based on the testimony I heard, it’s quite clear the UK is in a bad place for manufacturing batteries. Some of the e…
