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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

UK battery startup Britishvolt in talks to sell majority stake

An artist’s impression of the £3.8bn electric vehicle battery ‘gigafactory’ planned for construction in Blyth, Northumberland
An artist’s impression of the £3.8bn electric vehicle battery ‘gigafactory’ planned for construction in Blyth, Northumberland. Photograph: Britishvolt/PA

The battery startup Britishvolt is in talks to sell the majority of its shares to a consortium of investors, in a deal that could allow it to continue pursuing its goal of building a UK “gigafactory”.

Britishvolt said it was hoping to secure long-term funding in the talks, which are thought to be with new investors. Bosses at the company have been looking for new funding for several months, after its efforts to build the giant facility near Blyth in Northumberland stalled amid a cash shortage.

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