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Business minister boasted Britishvolt was Brexit success story months before collapse

Electric car battery firm planned to build large facility in Northumberland with government funds if it found investors

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the free market thinking that failed Britishvolt

The government’s hands-off approach meant the odds were against the EV battery startup from the start

The Guardian - UK

How the grand Britishvolt scheme turned sour - and what happens next

What went wrong with the Britishvolt plan - and what will happen next on a project that is crucial to the North East’s future?

Birmingham Post

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Britishvolt: how Britain’s bright battery future fell flat

Startup that hoped to transform UK car production was once valued at more than £800m, but collapsed worth a tiny fraction of that

The Guardian - UK

Stationery chain Paperchase said to be on the brink of collapse

It is not known how many jobs are at risk as owners line up administrators just six months after retailer changed hands

Chronicle Live

Britishvolt: more evidence UK is falling far behind in race to capture growing EV market

Britishvolt, the would-be electric vehicle (EV) battery maker that recently went into administration, always faced an uphill struggle. The start-up had no track record developing technology and never confirmed how it would raise the £3.8 billion needed to start mass producing batteries, which reduces the average cost per battery.

The Conversation

Britishvolt: Government support for Blyth plant 'still on the table', industry leader says

Sir John Armitt, chair of the National Infrastructure Commission, hopes a deal can be done to resurrect the Northumberland plant

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Government support for North East EV battery plant 'still on the table', industry leader says

Sir John Armitt, chair of the National Infrastructure Commission, hopes a deal can be done to resurrect the Northumberland plant

Birmingham Post

Britishvolt reaction: Urgent action needed on battery making capacity, says North East expert

Dr Colin Herron, a prominent voice in the electric vehicle industry, had been coordinating regional supply chain support for Britishvolt

Birmingham Post

Meetings held with two parties expressing interest in Britishvolt site at Cambois in Northumberland

The company went into administration on Tuesday with most of the 300 staff made redundant

Chronicle Live

Brexit to blame for collapse of Britishvolt, says ex-Tory leader William Hague

‘Part of the damage done by leaving the EU’, says Hague after the firm goes into administration

The Independent UK

Plans for £200m Britishvolt factory over as warehouse goes back on market

Prologis UK confirms it is on the hunt for new tenants for its Hams Hall site following collapse of manufacturer which would have created 150 new jobs in the West Midlands

Birmingham Post

North East Today: Collapse of Britishvolt in Northumberland and Newcastle final transfer shortlist

Your lunchtime briefing on all the latest from across the North East

Chronicle Live

Inquiry launched into UK battery production after Britishvolt collapse

Hopes of thousands of jobs in Northumberland were dashed when the company went into administration

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The Independent UK

Britishvolt collapse: MPs launch inquiry into UK electric vehicle industry

Firm fails to raise enough cash for research and the development of its Northumberland site

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Plans to modernise Northumberland County Council services approved by cabinet

There was a warning earlier this week that without the project services may have to be cut in future

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'We keep getting these false dawns' - Dismay in Northumberland as Britishvolt enters administration

The battery start-up announced on Tuesday that it had appointed administrators, in a massive blow to the county's hopes of delivering thousands of new jobs

The Guardian - UK

Where does the Britishvolt collapse leave UK’s dream of an electric future?

Britain’s car industry relies on petrol or diesel vehicles – and every failure to be part of the electric revolution makes it more exposed

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Evening Standard

What the collapse of a company you’ve never heard of says about Britain

Britishvolt, the UK battery startup, has gone into administration after last-minute talks with investors collapsed. Is this just another nascent business that couldn’t live up to the hype, or does it say something broader (and really quite unnerving) about the future of the UK economy?

The Guardian - UK

Battery startup Britishvolt enters administration as rescue talks fail

Staff told majority of firm’s 300 employees would be immediately made redundant on Tuesday morning

Wales Online

Hundreds of jobs go at electric car battery company Britishvolt as it falls into administration

It had been trying to raise the cash to keep going, but to no avail

Evening Standard

Hundreds to lose jobs as electric car battery maker Britishvolt collapses

The move comes as a blow for the UK’s ambitions to gain a foothold in the global EV battery market

Birmingham Post

Britishvolt calls in administrators as last minute deal bids fail

The majority of the firm's 300 staff have been made redundant with immediate effect

Chronicle Live

Britishvolt calls in administrators following failed takeover talks

The majority of the firm's 300 staff have been made redundant

Evening Standard

Battery start-up Britishvolt files for administration

The move comes as a blow for the UK’s ambitions to gain a foothold in the global EV battery market

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