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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Steve Fowler

EV battery makers could create 18,000 jobs in the UK by 2030

The UK stands to benefit from 18,500 battery manufacturing jobs by 2030 with up to a quarter of a million jobs created across Europe, according to research from New AutoMotive.

With an estimated 62,274 people already employed across Europe in the battery supply chain, total jobs could top 300,000 by 2030 assuming the EU and UK maintain their current targets for electric vehicles.

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