UKBIC |

THE UK BATTERY
INDUSTRIALISATION
CENTRE (UKBIC)
IS PART OF THE
UK GOVERNMENT’S
FARADAY BATTERY
CHALLENGE

WMCA boosts clean automotive industry with £18m grant for UKBIC

A £126m battery facility to keep the West Midlands at the forefront of the automotive industry has been supercharged by an £18m grant from the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA).

NEW BOOST FOR UK AMBITION TO LEAD THE WORLD IN ZERO EMISSIONS VEHICLES

Minister for Business and Industry, Andrew Stephenson today [16 May] announced a new £28 million investment in the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre, providing a stepping stone for our ambition for a Gigafactory in the UK – a large-scale battery technology factory for electric vehicles.

Planning consent granted

Planning consent has been granted by Warwick District Council to create the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC).