Coventry battery start-up Volklec has tentative plans to build a £1bn (US$1.27bn) gigafactory in the UK, with the backing of former investors in Britishvolt. To overcome the mistakes of the now-defunct British start-up, the company has entered a partnership with Chinese battery firm Far East Battery to use its engineers, manufacturing know-how and raw material supplies.
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