Zero emission road vehicles.

[Nick]

what if, by the time their new factory is up and running, battery technology has moved on to a new level

It will have done anyway, and the new plant will make whatever is practical at the time. Solid State batteries have been known for over 100 years and development of them for car use is going on everywhere for over 10 years, so its not as if VW/QuantumScape announcement would have taken anyone by surprise.

[Nick]

The plant will produce more than 300,000 lithium-ion battery packs for the UK automotive industry

It may be just me, but I see a small problem there.

[andrew Ivimey]

What they said. Then Nick's post\\√׶. Do you mean there's a problem with. '...UK automotive industry ...' or what?

[Nick]

or what

Yes, as in "What UK automotive industry?"

[Ali Tait]

By the time all Brexit consequences have come to pass, I doubt we will be making much of anything.

[andrew Ivimey]

Ta, thought so. It's not looking good is it...

[steve s]

By the time all Brexit consequences have come to pass, I doubt we will be making much of anything.

We could make these... although we may struggle to get the wheels.

[IslandPink]

Yes, I see Jim Ratcliffe is leading the way :
( there's a clue in his name )

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/brex ... 0Continent.

[Nick]

Yes, I see Jim Ratcliffe is leading the way :
( there's a clue in his name )

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/brex ... 0Continent.

Indeed.

[steve s]

Yes, I see Jim Ratcliffe is leading the way :
( there's a clue in his name )

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/brex ... 0Continent.

Saving 1200 jobs !.. I bet the EU has given him some massive grants

[Ali Tait]

Oh the irony.

[Nick]

Yes, I see Jim Ratcliffe is leading the way :
( there's a clue in his name )

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/brex ... 0Continent.

Saving 1200 jobs !.. I bet the EU has given him some massive grants

I think the tariff free customer base and supply chain would be as much an advantage as a grant/

[izzy wizzy]

Yes, I see Jim Ratcliffe is leading the way :
( there's a clue in his name )

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/brex ... 0Continent.

I'm glad his America's cup boat is crap that he's poured millions into.

[pre65]

Some real world data on using a Tesla model 3 in cold conditions.

[Ali Tait]

Cheers Phil, so around 40% loss in the deep cold, though the pre heat used a lot less than I thought it would.