Ministers have been urged to back an “ambitious” strategy to boost electric car manufacturing that could create tens of thousands of jobs.
A well-managed transition to UK factories making electric vehicles and the batteries that power them could create 33,000 new jobs within a decade - including 10,000 in the West Midlands, according to new research by the Common Wealth think tank.
The group said this was a “crucial” opportunity to secure well-paid, unionised jobs, help decarbonise transport and promote sustainable travel.
