Britain must avoid becoming “overly reliant” on Chinese battery technology for electric vehicles, the business secretary Kemi Badenoch said on Monday.
The warning came as the government is involved in finalising an expected deal between China’s Envision and Jaguar Land Rover owner Tata Motors to build what be only the UK’s second significant factory for electric car batteries in Somerset.
The deal with India’s Tata, which is expected within weeks, would provide a big boost to the UK’s car industry, which is struggling to attract investments from battery manufacturers, but would also leave the sector heavily reliant on Envision.
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