UK battery firm says it has learned from others’ errors as it licenses Chinese tech

<p>Volklec aims to start making batteries at part-government-funded site near Coventry before building its own factory</p><p>A startup has said it has learned from Britain’s faltering attempts to manufacture batteries for electric vehicles, as it signed a deal to license technology from an established Chinese firm.</p><p>Coventry-based Volklec plans to manufacture batteries for cars, boats, construction vehicles and aircraft using technology from China’s Far East Battery (FEB), a maker of batteries mainly for electric bikes.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/26/uk-battery-firm-volklec-coventry">Continue reading...</a>