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Britishvolt battery startup set to be bought by Australia's Recharge

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A rendering of Britishvolt's planned battery factory in the northeast of England. (BRITISHVOLT)
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February 06, 2023 12:30 PM

Australia's Recharge Industries was selected as the preferred bidder to buy Britishvolt, the collapsed UK startup that had struggled to fund a major electric-vehicle battery factory in northern England.

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