Committees

Batteries for electric vehicle manufacturing

Inquiry

The Committee has launched this inquiry into the supply of batteries for electric vehicle manufacture in the UK, and the viability of battery manufacturing for electric vehicles in the UK. The industry has recently suffered a series of setbacks, including the Government-championed battery start-up Britishvolt which entered administration in January 2022. The Committee is interested in the UK's potential to scale-up battery manufacturing to meet growing demand for electric vehicles domestically and globally, including what lessons the UK can learn from other countries.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Friday 17 February 2023.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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First Report - Batteries for electric vehicle manufacturing
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Response to this report
Second Special Report - Batteries for electric vehicle manufacturing: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2023-24
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Second Special Report - Batteries for electric vehicle manufacturing: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2023-24
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Correspondence

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Letter from the Minister for Industry and Economic Security relating to Tata Group battery investment, 13 October 2023
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Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade regarding the Tata Group gigafactory investment, 29 August 2023
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Oral evidence transcripts

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12 September 2023
Inquiry Batteries for electric vehicle manufacturing
Witnesses Department for Business and Trade, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and Department for Business and Trade
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23 May 2023
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Witnesses Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), UK Battery Industrialisation Centre, Andy Palmer (Former Chief Executive Officer at Aston Martin, Former Chief Operations Officer at Nissan and Chairman of InoBat), and Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)
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9 May 2023
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Witnesses The Faraday Institution, AMTE Power plc, and Advanced Propulsion Centre UK
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Written evidence

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Department for Business and Trade (BEV0055)
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AMTE Power plc (BEV0053)
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Critical Minerals Association (BEV0046)
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Contact us

  • Email: commonsbtc@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 8586 (General enquiries) | 020 7219 4984 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Business and Trade Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA