Written evidence from UGB Ltd (BEV0038)
UGB Ltd Batteries manufacturer March 30 2023
Evidence of delivery
a) Our manufacturing capacity is 700,000 batteries per year.
b) Ugb anticipate on employing approximately 500-1,000 employees and these will be safeguarded.
c) We intend on providing on -the-job practical training for employees as well as off-the-job theoretical training for employees to be able to safely and efficiently conduct their job roles.
d) The grant requested is £1 billion as per the maximum grant. This £1 billion cash injection will help setup the manufacturing facilities and equipments in accordance with our budget.
e) The factory will be located in London Harlow & potentially Swindon
f) The route to market will be through various partnerships with various car manufactures in United Kingdom such as Mercedes, Volkswagen, BMW, Tesla, Aston Martin, Bentley, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lotus, McLaren, Mini, Rolls-Royce, Vauxhall, Ford.
g) Our manufacturing plant will help accelerate the transition to help deliver the electric vehicles needed to meet 2030 (2035) ambitions and net-zero targets by 2050.
Rev Kenneth Mebei
CEO UGB
h) The first step marks the latest phase of Envision UGBs investment in the UK and is a sign of our ongoing commitment to London Our ambitious growth plans are built on a focus on quality, which is why we have over 700,000 electric vehicle batteries on the road globally with zero critical incidents. I want to pay my respects to the fantastic team in London who over the past decade have helped ensure research each and every battery is built without compromise and helped make UGBs a leading battery supplier.
i) From our research work the Cambridge econometrics report analysis please see attached
j) Confidently enable accuracy and quality in excellent battery production in the uk it is necessary to support manufacturers of electric vehicles in the uk
k) create EV36Zero, an electric vehicle hub supporting next generation EV production and accelerating the transition to net zero carbon mobility.
l) >>Jamie Hole Manager SRA number 7018439 and London Strategic Lead, said:<<
In a worst-case outcome, with no large scale UK battery production, domestic vehicle producers would gradually wind down their production of internal combustion engine vehicles, progressively eliminating the jobs of the 186,000 people directly employed in the UK automotive sector.
19 Jan 2023 — What's clear is that batteries are going to be a big issue in Europe going forward. The UK needs to build much greater battery capacity, and ...
27 Jul 2021 — The report warns the UK government should support access to critical raw materials for
If EV batteries continue to be made of lithium ion, the primary concerns are: 1) labor practices for mining cobalt; 2) environmental impacts of extracting lithium; 3) sufficient supply of materials for EV batteries; 4) carbon emissions from battery manufacture; and 5) toxic waste from disposal of used batteries.
m) The factors such as current, internal resistance, SOC and temperature which affect coulomb efficiency and voltage efficiency, will affect energy efficiency as well.
n) The major challenge is costs. Battery technology is expensive, and because batteries in electric cars need to be able to hold massive amounts of charge to make the cars practical for most drivers, they have to be built using expensive materials, most of which are tough to procure.
o) Lack of charging infrastructure
p) Low capacity charging points. Another issue manufacturers need to address is low capacity charging points. ...
q) Fragmented EV charging ecosystem. Furthermore, manufacturers are also faced with a fragmented charging ecosystem. ...
r) Limited journey range.
s) 8 Mar 2022
t) UGB will overcome boundaries with these points moving forward to accelerate our quality in production. Our secrets are spiritual just see it happening. Physically we and our team staffs are present with our machinery’s we give command and it is executed and that is what it takes to create traditionally both in the community, Nation and World at Large, in the marketing sector we check our competitors to reach our objectives and goals working strategically.
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ii) The short answer is yes. But this is a complicated question, so let's dig in further. The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is necessary to decrease climate-changing emissions. As deployment increases, so will the demand for EV battery materials such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel.15 Nov 2022
jj) Shield Batteries is a UK manufacturer and distributor of batteries and associated products.
kk) The world has enough rare earth minerals and other critical raw materials to switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy to produce electricity and limit global warming, according to a new study that counters concerns about the supply of such minerals.27 Jan 2023
ll) Low domestic supply of EV battery minerals and recycled materialsfor battery manufacturing is a common concern. Transition mineral reserves are highly concentrated outside of the United States; 50% of global lithium and cobalt reserves are in Chile and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) respectively.7 Jul 2022
mm) Here are three options.
21 Sept 2022
nn) Because lithium is not an infinite resource. In fact, according to Kipping, once EVs dominate the car market, there's about 70 years' worth of lithium until the identified global reserves are themselves depleted.15 Aug 2022
oo) Because lithium is not an infinite resource. In fact, according to Kipping, once EVs dominate the car market, there's about 70 years' worth of lithium until the identified global reserves are themselves depleted.15 Aug 2022
pp) Britishvolt, the start-up battery manufacturer has this month submitted plans for a £2.6bn Gigafactory in Northumberland on the site of the former Blyth Power Sta
qq) Shield's dedicated craftsmen hand make batteries following 100 years' of tradition. Shield has two manufacturing centres, one in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, the other in Leigh on Sea, Essex.
rr) Hyperbat is the UK's leading manufacturer of high-performance electric vehicle battery packs and aims to become the UK leader in high-voltage battery systems, supporting UK plc by growing the UK battery technology supply chain.
ss) A typical gasoline-powered car uses roughly 65 pounds of copper for wiring and electronics, but an EV requires more than twice that. Goldman Sachs predicts global demand for copper will start to outstrip supplies by 2025, pushing prices to twice their current level.15 Sept 2022
tt) Batteries made without the use of rare earth metals have been around for over 100 years. 17-year-old Robert Sansone recently developed an EV battery prototype, which runs using a synchronous reluctance motor.17 Aug 2022
uu) A proof of origin is used by the importer to show that the goods qualify as originating and are eligible to claim preference. In the Trade and Cooperation Agreement this proof can be either: a statement on origin completed by the exporter on an invoice, or any other document including a commercial document.6 Oct 2021
vv) The UK and EU concluded negotiations on the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) on 24 December 2020. The agreement has been provisionally applied since 31 December 2020 – meaning that it has taken effect in practice – but is still awaiting full ratification by the EU.
ww) Since battery assemblers benefit from having skills like hand tools, battery packs, and spot welding, we found courses that will help you improve these skills.
xx) The going price for the battery packs used in EVs and energy storage projects jumped to $151 per kilowatt-hour in 2022, a 7% increase over 2021. It's the first year-over-year cost increase BloombergNEF has seen since it started tracking the market for lithium-ion batteries in 2010.7 Dec 2022
yy) “If the EU establish a carbon border adjustment mechanism, we see no alternative but to establish a UK version. This would protect domestic steel manufacturing from high carbon imports as we invest and decarbonise our production processes,” he says.