Recommendation 5

There are limited number of potential gigafactory sites—but we have enough sites in the UK to meet the nation’s needs, including sites in the UK’s key automotive clusters. These sites are strategic national assets and should be treated as such. The Government must designate gigafactory sites as strategically important sites and 50 Batteries for electric vehicle manufacturing work with local partners to put together a targeted package of support, with a view to attracting investors and ensuring gigafactories can be built at pace. These sites should be given priority for improvements to energy and transport infrastructure. The Government should work with local partners to grant those areas special economic status.