The location for Tata Group’s first battery cell gigafactory outside India has been decided. Agratas, Tata’s battery subsidiary, just announced Gravity Smart Campus near Bridgwater in the south-west English county of Somerset as the location. The almost five-billion-US-dollar battery production facility will start its production in 2026. Investments of several billion British pounds are planned to bring state-of-the-art technology to Somerset and support the UK’s transition to electric mobility. Batteries also planned for other applicationsThe gigafactory will serve Tata itself and its British subsidiary JLR as customers.

Source: The Guardian February 29, 2024 10:41 UTC