U.S. Battery Plants Shift From EVs to Grid Storage, $45B Under Construction
Ford and Asian battery makers are retooling EV plants for energy storage as automakers face slowing EV demand and policy incentives favor grid batteries over electric vehicles.
UK commits £380M to Tata's Somerset battery gigafactory
Britain formally funds Agratas' 40 GWh battery plant to supply Jaguar Land Rover, signaling a shift from pledges to deployed capital in Europe's race to onshore cell production.
UK bets £380m on battery gigafactory to fill Europe's supply gap
UK government grants £380m to Tata's Agratas for a £4bn Somerset battery gigafactory with 4,200 jobs, anchored to JLR's EV line — but Europe's 100 GWh demand by early 2030s needs at least one more major plant.