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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Julia Kollewe

Britishvolt buyer yet to make final payment in deal to rescue battery firm

The site in Northumberland where Britishvolt had plans to build a gigafactory.
The site in Northumberland where Britishvolt had plans to build a gigafactory. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

The Australian company that rode to the rescue of the failed car battery firm Britishvolt earlier this year has failed to make the final payment in its purchase of the company, throwing the future of the deal into doubt.

Britishvolt’s administrators, EY, said the buyer, Recharge Industries, bought the business and assets for £8.57m in a deal finalised in February but had yet to make the final payment, due on 5 April.

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