U.K., Nov. 8 -- In 2017 the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) was confirmed as part of the UK governments Faraday Battery Challenge, a partnership established between Coventry City Council, Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership and the University of Warwick.
With an initial government investment of £80mn and a further boost of £28mn, the 18,500sq ft facility exists in place of what will soon become a large-scale factory designed to allow organisations to prove that their battery technology will bring green jobs to the UK.
The development of the UKBIC is part of the government's plans for the UK to be a world leader in zero-emission vehicles, with plans for the first fully operational connected autonom...