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Author:  Lex [ Tue Feb 16, 2021 5:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Electric Car Battery Factory for Covenrty/Investment Zone
Good to see some investment in new technology. I wonder if there'll be a R&D department for improving the tech.?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-56071246
Author:  rebbonk [ Tue Feb 16, 2021 5:08 pm ]
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I wonder about the future of the airport? Access around there might be interesting as well.

I'm really not convinced, batteries are not the nicest of things. I used to run an aircraft battery unit, they're not as clean as many people think.

But, time will tell.
Author:  Lex [ Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:38 pm ]
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The plans have got a thumbs up form the City Council. Just got to wait for the plans, so they can be waved through: https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/coventry-airport-gigafactory-plans-developed-19895004
Author:  rebbonk [ Wed Feb 24, 2021 2:26 pm ]
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I personally think it's a big mistake.
Author:  Lex [ Thu Apr 29, 2021 5:31 pm ]
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The government's got involved; this is going to go so well: https://solihullobserver.co.uk/news/business-secretary-says-coventry-airport-is-a-compelling-case-as-mayor-andy-street-shows-him-around-the-site-29315/
Author:  Lex [ Wed Jan 12, 2022 6:19 pm ]
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The inevitable planning permission has been granted: https://coventryobserver.co.uk/news/latest-warwick-district-council-gives-green-light-to-controversial-gigafactory-plan-on-coventry-airport-site/
Author:  rebbonk [ Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:35 pm ]
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Oh dear. Still, the council know far better than I do.

Quote:
6,000 highly skilled and well paid jobs
Not a hope in Hell!
Author:  Lex [ Thu Jan 13, 2022 6:20 pm ]
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Pushing mops around is a tricky business. ;)
Author:  Lex [ Thu Sep 08, 2022 5:37 pm ]
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WW2 explosives found at the site. Que jokes about battery technology bombing........

https://coventryobserver.co.uk/news/discovery-of-unexploded-second-world-war-bombs-on-coventry-airport-site-will-not-delay-battery-plant-plans-say-bosses-41067/
Author:  rebbonk [ Thu Sep 08, 2022 5:56 pm ]
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I have a feeling that this is a 'get out' clause!
Author:  Lex [ Wed Sep 28, 2022 5:21 pm ]
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The factory's going to be part of the Chancellor's new 'Investment Zones'. When it fails, maybe the government could sell the site to help pay its debts: https://leamingtonobserver.co.uk/news/west-midlands-gigafactory-set-to-be-one-of-the-uks-first-investment-zones-41351/
Author:  rebbonk [ Wed Sep 28, 2022 7:30 pm ]
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They are having a laugh. It will never create 6000 jobs and once the 'woke and ESG' brigade actually wake up they'll be having kittens and will stop it. Of course, by then we might have lost a valuable asset, but the idiots won't care.
Author:  Lex [ Mon Oct 31, 2022 6:14 pm ]
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A battery company up north is on the verge of collapse: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63457813

It doesn't bode well for the industry if it's in trouble at this stage.
Author:  rebbonk [ Mon Oct 31, 2022 9:32 pm ]
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The whole dream is crashing down around their ears. We aren't going to be abandoning internal combustion engines anytime soon. Princess nut-nut has a lot to answer for.
Author:  Lex [ Thu Nov 03, 2022 7:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Investment Zones
With the recent news about the non-starter battery factory up north, the Midlands' version could be noney badly spent. For the rest, I wonder if things like infrastructure, state of the economy etc. have been considered: https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/innovative-sites-listed-as-potential-investment-zones-41972/
Author:  rebbonk [ Sat Aug 26, 2023 12:45 pm ]
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An interesting development on EV sales. OK, it's the US, but this country is unlikely to be radically different...

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