40GW electric car battery factory in the UK
2nd October 2023
Jaguar Land Rover owner, Tata Group will invest over £4bn to build a UK battery factory, and is set to meet half of the region's demand for EV batteries by 2030.
One of the largest UK battery factories in Europe
Tata Group's investment will be crucial to boosting the UK's battery manufacturing capacity needed to support the electric vehicle industry in the long term. The new Gigafactory in Somerset will create up to 4,000 highly skilled jobs, as well as thousands of further jobs in the wider supply chain for battery materials and critical raw minerals, helping grow the economy and take forward the UK's commitment to net zero. With an initial output of 40GWh it will also provide almost half of the battery production that the Faraday Institution estimates the UK will need by 2030. The supply chain between battery production and final car assembly are now more closely linked, with this move to the UK.
“Our multi-billion pound investment will bring state-of-the-art technology to the country, helping to power the automotive sector’s transition to electric mobility, anchored by our own business, Jaguar Land Rover.”
Natarajan Chandrasekaran Chairman, Tata Sons
It's expected to be one of the largest buildings in the UK and plans to maximise its renewable energy mix, with an ambition for 100% clean power. Tata’s announcement represents one of the largest investments we have ever seen in the automotive sector, and is part of a new wave of investments—as significant as those made in the 1980s—that are helping to turbocharge our transition to zero-emission vehicles. It will also be the group’s first Gigafactory outside India. It's an important reflection of the UK’s position as a key location for European and global automotive manufacturing.
UK 2030 deadline for the sale of ICE vehicles
This is really good news as the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel-powered cars and vans gets closer. The ICE ban Internal Combustion Engine ban), arguably the biggest policy change to hit the automotive industry to date, would mean only hybrid and electric cars would be allowed to be sold from 2030, with sales becoming EV-only from 2035. The move has also been adopted by the European Union.
"..without batteries being made here, it is unlikely there will be a long-term future for automotive production in this country, and for too long the UK has been far behind where we need to be."
Dominic Raab MP for Esher and Walton
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