>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said the government was "determined to ensure the UK remains one of the best locations in the world for automotive manufacturing as we transition to electric vehicles, while ensuring taxpayer money is used responsibly and provides best-value"

How, UK? You government even rejected a meager amount of £30m advance in funding to keep Britishvolt going.

UK is a small market compares to the likes of EU, China, USA.

The supply chain for NEV are in EU, USA, China, Korea.

It is the above the reasons why Tesla have build gigafactory in USA, China and EU, but not in UK.

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Britishvolt is not even making any revenue yet. Its production is getting delayed again and again. Which car company wants to depend on such unreliable battery company?