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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

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

Volklec plans to manufacture batteries for cars, boats, construction vehicles and aircraft .
Volklec plans to manufacture batteries for cars, boats, construction vehicles and aircraft . Photograph: Ming Tung Tang/Getty Images

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.

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.

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