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october 21, 2021 - West Midlands Giga Factory

West Midlands Gigafactory, the largest in the UK, to secure the british automotive industry's long-term electric future

  • The #westmidlandsgigafactory is strategically placed, in Coventry, the epicentre of the UK's #automotive industry to create long-term stability for manufacturing as it moves towards an electrified future.
  • Production ready in 2025, new battery Gigafactory will become the UK's largest single industrial facility, covering the same area as 74 full-size football pitches
  • Located at Coventry Airport, the Gigafactory will be the result of £2.5bn cash injection creating up to 6,000 jobs directly and thousands more in the local supply chain
  • Powered by new 100% sustainable energy project
  • At full capacity it will produce up to 60GWh – enough to power 600,000 electric vehicles per year
  • Next to the world-leading #uk Battery Industrialisation Centre
  • Project backed by a public private sector joint venture between Coventry City Council and Coventry Airport Ltd, supported by a unique alliance of local governments, industrial groups, and universities
  • Link to CGI animation and renderings of the proposed Gigafactory

21st October 2021, Coventry #uk: #westmidlandsgigafactory, a public private joint venture between Coventry City Council and Coventry Airport Ltd, has today unveiled further plans to develop the UK's largest battery Gigafactory as it continues to explore investment opportunities with battery manufacturers from around the globe.

Located in the epicentre of the UK's #automotive industry, the Gigafactory will begin supplying high-tech batteries for electric vehicles from 2025. It will be the result of a £2.5bn investment, creating up to 6,000 new highly skilled jobs directly and thousands more in the wider supply chain in Coventry and the surrounding region.

This strategically crucial investment is an imperative for the UK's electrified future, especially for the #automotive industry which will stop producing petrol and diesel engines from 2030.

The new Gigafactory, which will command over half a million square metres of space – equivalent to 74 full-size football pitches, will be one of the largest single industry facilities of any kind in the #uk and at full capacity will be capable of delivering up to 60GWh of production per year.

It will be powered by a planned major boost to the local energy network, giving the Gigafactory access to a 100% renewable electricity supply, from a combination of solar power and grid-supplied renewables. The #westmidlandsgigafactory will be able to recycle used batteries as well as build new ones in an industry leading approach known as "cradle to cradle."

Further information in the press release to download