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| Posted on Sunday, June 20 @ 00:00:07 PDT |
Posted By: newsus June 20, 2021
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Six corporations are in talks to build giga factories in the UK, reportedly amid the hypothesis that an electric vehicle factory could be built in Somerset.
A gigantic new “smart campus†near Bridgwater, called Gravity, is rumored to be a prospective base for electric vehicle manufacturing, with US billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla connected to the Somerset site.
Gravity has stated in the past its intention to attract “world leaders in complex manufacturing, robotics, synthetic intelligence and electric vehicles†to its former Royal Ordnance factory right next to the M5.
READ MORE: Why will Somerset’s new 616-acre campus look like when it’s finished?
This week, the Financial Times reported that “six corporations are in talks about building gigafactory electric car batteries that can save the long run of the country’s auto industry. “
Automakers Ford and Nissan, conglomerates LG and Samsung, and startups Britishvolt and InoBat Auto are discussed through the monetary newspaper as in discussions with the government or local government over the location of the factories.
Only one of those corporations, Inobat, has made its plans public, and the other five have kept all alleged discussions private.
The government has put securing battery investments at the heart of the UK’s automotive industry’s efforts as a component of a wider effort to reduce carbon emissions from cars, and has set aside a £500 million fund to help finance battery factories.
Sales of new petrol and diesel will be banned in the UK until 2030.
Experts that, due to the nature of giga factories, existing car factories are less likely to be used and that, instead, new specially designed factories can be built.
The north-east of England is perceived by many as a prospective site for a gigafactory due to its smart grid, while the midlands local government has already drawn up a plan to convert the site of the former Coventry Airport into a battery factory. .
Andy Street, mayor of the West Midlands, vowed to “rest until the West Midlands has the gigafactory they needâ€.
The Faraday Institution, the UK’s independent institute for studies and skills progression in electrochemical energy storage, estimates that Britain will want one giga-plant until 2022, two giga-plants until 2025 and 8 giga-plants until 2040 to meet the electric power call.
cars and batteries.
Speculation has multiplied that Elon Musk may just be a site in Somerset to build a new Tesla gigafactory.
The prominent entrepreneur is rumored to see Gravity as a base for his electric vehicle business as it continues its global expansion.
The allocation was hailed as “the first of its kind†in the UK through Gravity’s programme director, while local MP Ian Liddell-Grainger called it “outstanding†and “one of the most productive places in the UKâ€, which “should be taken into account to account for the long-term vitality of car production and battery productionâ€.
Locals shared their enthusiasm for a world-renowned company to create a new base in the county, with one resident noting that this would make Somerset “the position in the UKâ€.
But how did the rumors begin, why did they persist, and when will we know if they are true?
You can find out everything you want to know by reading our timeline below.
Gravity’s 635-acre campus first opened in October 2019, and the program director noted that the park is “the first of its kind†in the UK, funded through environmentally friendly expansion and smart data.
Plans for the come with a direct link road to exit 23 of the M5, as well as specially built freight and passenger rail terminals.
The business park will also feature dark fiber connectivity, low-carbon on-site power responses and water capture services on the adjacent Huntspill River.
Construction of the has begun.
In January 2020, Tom Curtis, Co-CEO of Gravity, said, “From tomorrow’s leading technology startups to established multinationals and complex production experts, this site will provide studies and progression through knowledge sharing and leverage the region’s expertise from its leading universities and colleges.
“This philosophy is based on a transparent commitment to driving the UK’s blank expansion agenda.
“At Gravity, we are committed to creating a connected and sustainable mixed-use smart campus that will attract some of the world’s most innovative and forward-thinking companies. “
A corporate spokesperson said: “Gravity will attract guilty and fast-growing corporations related to complex manufacturing, robotics, synthetic intelligence and electric vehicles.
“By attracting the giants and unicorns of tomorrow, there will also be vital opportunities for collaboration.
“With white energy solutions, rugged dark fiber, unmatched transportation links, a pool of available skills, and a knowledge-based economy, adding 4 leading universities nearby, Gravity’s department gives occupants the opportunity to build, expand and grow faster and more efficiently. .
“To enable Gravity to deliver on its blank energy promise, it has signed a 50-year agreement with E. ON to supply on-site, renewable and low-carbon energy solutions.
In early May 2020, Tesla submitted a document to the government for an energy supplier in the UK, according to The Telegraph.
In its application to the UK’s Gas and Electricity Markets Authority, Tesla implemented a licence that would allow it to produce electricity to force “any premises†in Britain.
Elon Musk in the past stated that Tesla Energy may be as big, if not bigger, than the company’s auto sector.
The Telegraph reports: “In a move that analysts say may affect the country’s energy landscape, the electric car maker has applied to the UK’s energy regulator for a licence to produce electricity.
“The app specifies why Tesla implemented the license.
“Having built a primary battery business in recent years, industry resources say Tesla will now enter the UK market with its technology.
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In June 2020, the UK government was urgently searching for a four million-square-foot site to house a new Tesla “gigafactory†in the country, according to Property Week, an advertising publication, as the Conservative administration sought for the country’s electric vehicle. manufacturing capacity.
Gravity was one of the sites “trying to protect mass renting,†according to a PropertyWeek article.
The Bridgwater site is the only prospective basis mentioned in the report.
A DIT spokesperson told Property Week: “The government is working with the industry to make the UK the prime location to expand world-class electric vehicle technologies.
“DIT is working heavily with on-site partners for new investments in the research, advancement and manufacture of electric cars across the UK. “
4 million square feet is about 90 acres, which is about the same length as the first phase of Tesla’s planned gigafactory in Berlin.
Musk in the past stated that Tesla was looking at the UK before opting for Germany as a location for a gigafactory.
“Brexit has made installing a gigafactory in the UK too risky,†he said in an interview with Auto Express, an automotive magazine, in November 2019.
Tesla has lately 3 gigafactory operating in Nevada, New York and Shanghai.
Amid the government-reported search for a possible Tesla gigafactory in the summer of 2020, Elon Musk’s personal plane landed at London Luton Airport on June 3, 2020.
It then took off from London Luton Airport the next day after 7 p. m. on the floor.
Elon Musk, an avid Twitter user, wrote on the social network that he would be “off Twitter for a while†the day before his arrival in the UK.
Speculation revived in February 2021 after a letter was sent to Elon Musk at the Gravity site under construction.
A photo of the letter made it to the campus site posted on Twitter via Gravity.
Gravity declined to comment on the letter or rumors that Tesla would install a new base in the park.
The rumours intensified further in March 2021 when the UK affairs secretary subsidized Somerset’s ability to “maintain a proper gigafactory†and showed that the government is “considering†the site.
Kwasi Kwarteng revealed that he believed Somerset “has the skills and production capacity to be able to make a proper gigafactory,†adding that the government is “reviewing and reviewing†the site.
The Minister who responded in the House of Commons to Bridgwater and West Somerset MP Ian Liddell-Grainger, who described the “remarkable†gravity site as “one of the most productive sites in the UK†and that it “should be regarded as the long term of car production and battery productionâ€.
Mr Kwarteng also highlighted the government’s commitment to supporting battery and car manufacturing in the UK over the next few years.
In April 2021, Tesla stepped up its lobbying efforts after hiring a new head of public policy and development from the UK.
The U. S. tech billionaire’s $70 million Gulfstream G650ER jet landed in Luton on Friday, May 14, before departing on Sunday, May 16 for a mysterious visit.
Around the same time as Musk’s visit, the new investment government called on regional agencies to urgently present prospective sites covering 250 hectares for a new auto plant, according to The Telegraph.
According to reports, an informant from a regional authority told the newspaper that they only had 48 hours to prepare a proposal for the plant, adding that they have much more time and commitment to a potential investor.
Writing on the Somerset Live Facebook page, citizens shared their enthusiasm for a world-renowned company to create a new base in the county.
Gary Bowditch-Taylor wrote: “What a great thing for Somerset, I hope it continues. “
Meanwhile, Gill Povey wrote: “This is an opportunity in terms of employment and will inject more opportunities for Bridgwater and its environs. “
Gareth Ballard added: “It’s wonderful for Sedgemoor, we would be in the position in the UK. “
Bill Lee exclaimed that it was the most productive thing heard in the whole year, while Adz Cabz described the possible gigafactory as “very excitingâ€.
Somerset Live understands that Gravity hopes to start pronouncing corporations that will move to the smart campus later in 2021.
READ MORE: Everything we know about Elon Musk’s rumored plans for Somerset’s Tesla Gigafactory
READ MORE: Residents win the latest war in opposition to the 220 houses near Gravity when developer withdraws calls
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