Britishvolt and Lotus sign a MoU for next-gen EV batteries development

Lotus Emeya - the company's first four-door hyper-GT - was unveiled today in New York City. The brand has created an electric car that is exciting to drive and performs exceptionally. This includes advanced and active aerodynamic features such as the pioneering active front grille, rear diffuser, and rear spoiler. All this, combined with a low center of gravity that Lotus calls ‘hyperstance’, enhances stability when...

8 September 2023

Lotus has unveiled the prices and specifications for one of the most eagerly anticipated models in its history – the award-winning Lotus Eletre Hyper-SUV. The news was delivered during the "Lotus Eletre: Unleash the Future" global broadcast. The Eletre is the all-new and all-electric lifestyle model from Lotus, as it continues its transformation from a UK sports car company to a global performance car business and...

26 October 2022

Britishvolt has successfully passed essential industry standard battery cell safety tests UN38.3 and will shortly be shipping its development 21700 cells to seven customers for further testing. Nearly all lithium batteries are required to pass section 38.3 of the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria (UN Transportation Testing). The UK firm AIS, which provides a complete lithium-ion battery testing service, was the...

7 September 2022

Britishvolt has a development roadmap for larger format, 4690, high-performance lithium-ion advanced cell technologies, starting with digital-twin modeling before being transferred to EAS, and subsequently to its Hams Hall scale-up facilities in the UK, for prototype and production. The use of digital twin, via the company's simulation and modeling capabilities, provides Britishvolt with analytical data and tools...

24 June 2022

Britishvolt has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement with the Monbat Group, one of Europe’s leading battery solutions companies, to purchase its subsidiary EAS, the advanced technology battery cell innovator, and manufacturer based in Nordhausen, Germany. The agreement values EAS at €36 million and is subject to completion and any regulatory approvals. The company's 46xx cell format, developed as part of our wider...

24 May 2022

The 2023 Lotus Eletre all-electric Hyper-SUV is now on sale. With the world premiere of this car, the ongoing transformation of Lotus – from a UK sports car company to a truly global performance car business and brand – has reached its most significant milestone yet. The Eletre takes the core principles and Lotus DNA from over 70 years of sports car design and engineering, evolving them into a desirable all-new...

1 April 2022

Britishvolt and Aston Martin partner to develop high-performance battery technology. The collaboration, formalized in a Memorandum of Understanding, further supports the ultra-luxury manufacturer's plans to launch its first battery-electric vehicle in 2025, with Aston Martin targeting new standards of repeatable on-track performance, charging time, and range, as it brings its renown for engineering mastery...

7 March 2022

Britishvolt is proud to have entered into an industry-leading battery recycling joint venture with strategic partner Glencore. The joint venture will develop a world-leading ecosystem for battery recycling in the UK. This ecosystem will be anchored at a new recycling plant located at the Britannia Refined Metals operation (BRM – located in Northfleet), a Glencore company. BRM will continue with its current...

3 February 2022

Britishvolt is powering ahead with its historic plans for its first full-scale electric-vehicle Gigaplant in Northumberland and is delighted that the project is receiving support from the Government through its Automotive Transformation Fund, delivered by the Advanced Propulsion Centre. At the same time, BV announced that Tritax and abrdn are becoming its partner to fund the build of the project, shell, and core, as...

24 January 2022

A consortium of seven UK-based organisations, including Britishvolt, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to combine ambitions to develop world-leading prototype solid-state battery technology, targeting automotive applications. Solid-state batteries offer significant potential advantages over conventional lithium-ion batteries and could be transformational in meeting the UK's net-zero commitments through...

23 August 2021

Britishvolt has moved one step closer to building the country's first full-scale lithium-ion Gigaplant after planning was approved July 6. The development is a major boon for the area, and indeed the country, and will bring around 3,000 direct highly-skilled jobs and another 5,000+ in the associated supply chains. The project is closely aligned with the country's "levelling up" agenda and will also help ambitious...

7 July 2021

Britishvolt announces that it has entered into an exclusive technology collaboration agreement with Siemens. The collaboration will see Siemens provide Britishvolt with access to its automation, electrification solutions and Digital Twin manufacturing execution technology. This innovative system gives the opportunity to simulate gigaplant production processes and flows ahead of construction completion, optimising...

18 January 2021

Britishvolt has selected a site in the North East of England to build the UK's first battery Gigafactory. The company has acquired exclusive rights to a site in Blyth Northumberland and intends to begin construction in Summer 2021. World-class lithium-ion batteries will be in production by the end of 2023. Total investment for Britishvolt's Gigafactory is £2.6bn making it the largest industrial investment in the...

11 December 2020

Lotus has announced that it readies the new manufacturing facility of the Evija all-electric hypercar for final prototype production. Series production and first customer deliveries of the all-electric two-seater will begin in the summer. Here Lotus will hand-build up to 130 examples of the Evija. The first year's production allocation is already designated to customers around the world. The production facility is...

20 February 2020