It is working with leading strategic partners/suppliers to achieve this, as it is of paramount importance to the future of the UK automotive industry and the overall economic and industrial health of the country. It is dedicated to developing the future of electrified transportation and sustainable energy storage, producing best-in-class, low-carbon, sustainable, responsibly manufactured lithium-ion battery technologies.īritishvolt’s aim is to establish the UK as the leading force in battery technology, and associated ecosystem infrastructure. It follows a £100m investment by Lotus in its UK facilities, which includes manufacturing centres at Hethel for the Evija pure electric hypercar and Emira sports car – future-proofing the world-renowned and innovative UK high-performance auto sector and the thousands of jobs that it supports.īritishvolt is Britain’s foremost investor in battery cell technologies and research and development. The collaboration with Britishvolt is another significant development in the ongoing transformation of Lotus, from a UK sports car company to a global and all-electric performance car business and brand. The Lotus Advanced Technology Centre (LATC) opened in Wellesbourne in 2020 as the global headquarters of Lotus Engineering, the consultancy division of the business. The package is set to feature in a new sports car, powered by Britishvolt cells and utilising advanced electric propulsion technologies developed by Lotus.ĭevelopment work on the project will benefit from the close proximity of Lotus and Britishvolt’s R&D centres of excellence in the West Midlands, the UK’s ‘golden triangle’ of battery development. The partnership will focus on the co-development of an innovative new battery cell package to power the next generation of electric sports cars from Lotus. Northumberland, 28 January 2022: Battery pioneer Britishvolt, the UK’s foremost investor in battery cell technologies and associated R&D to create homegrown intellectual property, is delighted to have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UK sports car manufacturer Lotus to demonstrate tailor-made battery cells. Britishvolt’s planned Gigaplant in Northumberland aligns with the Government’s ambition to level-up the Northeast, protect the UK’s national automotive sector and put Britain at the centre of the global battery industry.This historic investment will help propel the UK’s successful energy transition on the road to zero. This enabled a long-term partnership with Tritax and abrdn that will deliver £1.7bn in private funding. HM Government announced January 21 their support for Britishvolt via an in principle offer of funding made through the Automotive Transformation Fund.As in Formula 1, this high-performance research and development will ultimately cascade down to influence the electro chemistries of more affordable batteries and EVs.The partnership will see Britishvolt and Lotus develop a Lotus electric vehicle, powered by Britishvolt cells and with advanced electric propulsion technologies developed by Lotus.The companies will collaborate on integrating cell formats and chemistry that provide enhanced energy density and power capability, fast-charging and other specifications this perfectly highlights Britishvolt’s business model of tailoring cells to meet the exacting requirements of its automaker customers on the roadmap to electrification.

Britishvolt is delighted to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with British performance car manufacturer Lotus to demonstrate Britishvolt’s advanced lithium-ion battery cells, tailored to provide optimum performance and differentiation to support Lotus’ target brand attributes and vehicle performance objectives.

Oliver mou