A £11.3m project, designed to scale up the UK’s battery-pack manufacturing and supply chain capability, has been hailed a resounding success.The H1perChain project, funded by the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC), has developed an automated pilot line for module/pack assembly, cell joining and in-line testing – delivering a step-change in high-performance battery costs and scalability.More than 50 highly skilled jobs have been created at the production facility in Coventry, with the promise of another 25 as it enters its first commercial agreement to supply battery packs for a global customer.
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