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

Developers The Coventry & Warwickshire Development Partnership have applied for planning consent to create a 193,750 sq ft research and development facility on land adjoining Rowley Road to the south of the A45.