Ford and Samsung consider Britain for electric battery gigafactories

Some of the world’s largest carmakers and technological innovation businesses are mulling programs to construct battery “gigafactories” in the Uk amid government overtures to the sector.

Six companies, which includes carmakers Ford and Nissan and South Korean electronics giants LG and Samsung, are in conversations with the Govt more than places for battery factories in Britain, the Economic Times documented.

Also among the the interested companies are start out-ups BritishVolt, which publicly unveiled its desire very last year, and Slovakia’s InoBat. 

Ford is at present contemplating prospective places for a battery supplier for its Transit Tailor made, an all-electrical van that is owing to go into manufacturing in Turkey in 2023. 

A Ford spokesman claimed: “As we have formerly stated, we will confirm the battery supplier for the Transit Tailor made nearer to start.” InaBat, LG and Samsung did not respond to requests for comment. In May perhaps, it was documented Nissan could construct a battery manufacturing unit to aid its Sunderland plant.

A Govt spokesman claimed it was “dedicated to securing gigafactories, and continue on[s] to perform intently with traders and car or truck brands to progress programs to mass produce batteries in the UK”.

Britain so significantly has only a person organization with programs for a gigafactory in the Uk. BritishVolt, a £2.6bn start out-up launched in 2019, desires to build a production web-site around Blyth for its electrical batteries.