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kanga wrote:
eltonioni wrote:Rumours in the press that Musk has just spent a couple of days in the UK ...


I wonder where he quarantined .. :)

Indeed! Different rules innit.

The plot thickens.
#1849518
More encouraging news

Car giant Nissan is reportedly in advanced talks to build a huge electric car battery plant in the UK.

The Japanese company would not confirm a Financial Times story about the plans for a gigafactory, but pointed to its Sunderland plant's crucial role in producing electric vehicles.

The FT said Nissan wants the UK to be its main electric hub outside Japan.

The government said it was committed to attracting battery factories, but did not comment on Nissan specifically.

The FT said that the factory, which would be built on the existing Sunderland site, would produce 200,000 batteries a year and support thousands of jobs.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57247758
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eltonioni wrote:More encouraging news

Car giant Nissan is reportedly in advanced talks to build a huge electric car battery plant .. on the existing Sunderland site, ...


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57247758


I note that that story has in its coda:

"Plans are also under way to build a gigafactory in Coventry, next to the city's airport.

A joint venture by the airport and the city council is seeking to raise £2bn for the project, working with local carmakers and battery suppliers to secure the investment."

.. not exactly 'next to' so much as 'on' :(
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